Take the ASAM Review Course:

At the ASAM Review Course you will receive sample questions, a syllabus, and wonderful lectures that review subjects including epidemiology, alcohol, opioids, cocaine, and other topics that you will see on the exam. The course will take place in Chicago, from October 26-28, 2008. You can register for the 2008 Review Course by calling the ASAM Conference Department at 301-656-3920. You will also find a registration form for several ASAM Courses in the ASAM Certification and Recertification Applications.

Review Principles of Addiction Medicine, Third Edition, 2003:

Clinical information for physicians who have a special interest or practice concentration in addiction medicine, and for addiction counselors and other health care professionals. To order Principles of Addiction Medicine, Third Edition, call us toll free at 1-800/844-8948. Our hours are 8:30am to 5:00pm Eastern Time, Monday through Friday.

Study from the Reading list:

• DuPont, R.L., The Selfish Brain,Washington D.C.: American Psychiatric Press, 2000
• Gilman, A. G., et al. (Eds.) Goodman and Gilman’s The Pharmacological Basis of Therapeutics. 9th ed. New York: McGraw Hill, 2005.
• Galanter, M., and Kleber, H.D., (Eds.) The American Psychiatric Textbook of Substance Abuse Treatment.Washington, D.C.:
American Psychiatric Press, 2004.
• Gitlow, S., Substance Use Disorders: A Practical Guide. Philadelphia: Lippincott,Williams and Wilkins, 2006.
• Goldstein, A., Addiction: From Biology to Drug Policy. New York: UH Freeman, 2001.
• Lowinson, J.H., et al. (Eds.) Substance Abuse: A Comprehensive Textbook. 2nd ed. Baltimore: Williams & Wilkins, 2004.
• Senay, E. C. Substance Abuse Disorders in Clinical Practice. 2nd ed. New York: Norton & Company, Inc.,1998.
• Swotinsky, R. B. Medical Review Officer’s Guide to Drug Testing. New York: Van Nostrand Reinhold, 1998.
• Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders. 4th ed.Washington D.C.: American Psychiatric Association, 2000.
• NIDA Principles of Addiction Treatment. NIH publication, 2000.
• Schukitt, Mark. Drug and Alcohol Abuse : A Clinical Guide to Diagnosis and Treatment. Springer Science, 2005.

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