The Board of Directors of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM) has appointed a Medical Specialty Action Group (MSAG) to develop a knowledge base and make recommendations regarding the recognition of Addiction. You will find below documents produced during the process to develop a knowledge base. ASAM [MSAG Newsletter] [MSAG Summary Report] [ASAM News release] [MSAG Thumbnail Overview] [ASAM Turning Points] ABMS [ABMS bylaws] [ABMS 2006 Annual Report] [ABMS 2006 Certification Statistics] [ABMS web site ]   ACGME [ACGME]  [ACGME Glossary of Terms] [ACGME Annual Report]   Other Articles of Interest  [CDC -Hospital and doctor visits in the United States have surged by 20 percent in the past five years, and the most commonly prescribed medications are antidepressants, according to statistics published] Links to the ABMS primary specialties:     The American Board of Allergy and Immunology 111 S. Independence Mall East, Suite 701 Philadelphia, PA 19106 phone: (215) 592-9466 fax: (215) 592-9411 online: www.abai.org The American Board of Anesthesiology 4101 Lake Boone Trail, Suite 510 Raleigh, NC 27607 phone: (919) 881-2570 fax: (919) 881-2575 online: www.theaba.org   The American Board of Colon and Rectal Surgery 20600 Eureka Road, Suite 600 Taylor, MI 48180 phone: (734) 282-9400 fax: (734) 282-9402 online: www.abcrs.org The American Board of Dermatology Henry Ford Health System 1 Ford Place Detroit, MI 48202 phone: (313) 874-1088 fax: (313) 872-3221 online: www.abderm.org   The American Board of Emergency Medicine 3000 Coolidge Road East Lansing, MI 48823 phone: (517) 332-4800 fax: (517) 332-2234 online: www.abem.org The American Board of Family Medicine 2228 Young Drive Lexington, KY 40505 phone: (859) 269-5626 or (888) 995-5700 fax: (859) 335-7501 online: www.theabfm.org   The American Board of Internal Medicine 510 Walnut Street, Suite 1700 Philadelphia, PA 19106 phone: (215) 446-3500 or (800) 441-2246 fax: (215) 446-3473 or (215) 446-3590 online: www.abim.org The American Board of Medical Genetics 9650 Rockville Pike Bethesda, MD 20814 phone: (301) 634-7316 fax: (301) 634-7320 online: www.abmg.org   The American Board of Neurological Surgery 6550 Fannin Street, Suite 2139 Houston, TX 77030 phone: (713) 441-6015 fax: (713) 794-0207 online: www.abns.org The American Board of Nuclear Medicine 4555 Forest Park Boulevard, Suite 119 St. Louis, MO 63108 phone: (314) 367-2225 fax: (314) 362-2806 online: www.abnm.org   The American Board of Obstetrics and Gynecology 2915 Vine Street, Suite 300 Dallas, TX 75204 phone: (214) 871-1619 fax: (214) 871-1943 online: www.abog.org The American Board of Ophthalmology 111 Presidential Blvd., Ste. 241 Bala Cynwyd, PA 19004 phone: (610) 664-1175 fax: (610) 664-6503 online: www.abop.org   The American Board of Orthopaedic Surgery 400 Silver Cedar Court Chapel Hill, NC 27514 phone: (919) 929-7103 fax: (919) 942-8988 online: www.abos.org The American Board of Otolaryngology 5615 Kirby Drive #600 Houston, TX 77005 phone: (713) 850-0399 fax: (713) 850-1104 online: www.aboto.org   The American Board of Pathology 4830 Kennedy Blvd., Suite 690 Tampa, FL 33609 or P.O. Box 25915 Tampa, FL 33622 phone: (813) 286-2444 fax: (813) 289-5279 online: www.abpath.org The American Board of Pediatrics 111 Silver Cedar Court Chapel Hill, NC 27514 phone: (919) 929-0461 fax: (919) 929-9255 online: www.abp.org   The American Board of Physical Medicine and Rehabilitation 3015 Allegro Park Lane SW Rochester, MN 55902 phone: (507) 282-1776 fax: (507) 282-9242 online: www.abpmr.org The American Board of Plastic Surgery Seven Penn Center, Suite 400 1635 Market Street Philadelphia, PA 19103 phone: (215) 587-9322 fax: (215) 587-9622 online: www.abplsurg.org   The American Board of Preventive Medicine 330 S. Wells, Suite 1018 Chicago, IL 60606 phone: (312) 939-2276 fax: (312) 939-2218 online: www.abprevmed.org The American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology 500 Lake Cook Road, Suite 335 Deerfield, IL 60015 phone: (847) 945-7900 fax: (847) 945-1146 online: www.abpn.com   The American Board of Radiology 5441 East Williams Blvd., Ste. 200 Tucson, AZ 85711 phone: (520) 790-2900 fax: (520) 790-3200 online: www.theabr.org The American Board of Surgery 1617 John F. Kennedy Boulevard, Suite 860 Philadelphia, PA 19103 phone: (215) 568-4000 fax: (215) 563-5718 online: www.absurgery.org   The American Board of Thoracic Surgery 633 N. St. Clair Street, Suite 2320 Chicago, IL 60611 phone: (312) 202-5900 fax: (312) 202-5960 online: www.abts.org The American Board of Urology 2216 Ivy Road, Suite 210 Charlottesville, VA 22903 phone: (434) 979-0059 fax: (434) 979-0266 online: www.abu.org  Contact: [ASAM Board of Directors] [ASAMExecutiveOffice]