American Society of Addiction Medicine

Dr. Benjamin Bearnot was selected as a recipient of the scholarship for ASAM’s 2019 meeting in Orlando, Florida. Two years later, he said he can see how the experience helped him grow as an addiction medicine specialist.

After he started his first month of medical school in August 2002, making him eligible to become an ASAM member, he submitted his application to become a member. Since then, he’s grown in ways he never could have expected.

New online training module will expand on federal guidance for prescribing buprenorphine for OUD and help America’s clinicians and medical students at a critical juncture in the country’s overdose epidemic.

Hospital emergency departments that fail to adopt evidence-based practices for SUD can violate certain federal laws, according to new report from Legal Action Center.

ASAM looks forward to continuing to work with ONDCP and the Biden-Harris Administration to help Americans with substance use disorder regain the opportunity to lead healthy, productive lives.