The charge of the Addiction Consult Special Interest Group is to improve care for patients with substance use disorders admitted to inpatient hospitals by facilitating collaboration of consult medical directors, sharing of tools and protocols and serving as a platform for advocacy.

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.

The charge of the Child & Adolescent Addictions Special Interest Group is to promote the prevention, education and treatment of childhood and adolescent addiction disorders.

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.

The charge of the Criminal Justice Special Interest Group is to serve as a venue for sharing of information about the health care needs of criminal justice-involved persons with substance use disorders (SUD).  Possible topics include data about the availability and quality of medical care for incarcerated persons with SUD, the preparedness of correctional health care staff to care for patients, availability of treatment including medications for opioid use disorder, post-incarceration plans for continuing care, and addiction treatment opportunities for individuals with SUD within community corrections.

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.

Medical Toxicology Special Interest Group reports to the Membership Council.

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.

The charge of the Nicotine & Tobacco Special Interest Group includes the following:

1.) To develop and help ASAM implement policy on nicotine and tobacco.

2.) To conduct educational programs on nicotine and tobacco.

3.) To conduct focused data gathering activities (ad hoc on nicotine and tobacco).

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.

The charge of The Opioid Treatment Program Special Interest Group is to advance the treatment and understanding of opioid treatment programs (OTP).

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.

Oversees issues related to identification, diagnosis, treatment and monitoring of physicians and other healthcare professionals with substance use disorders and to assure leadership by organized medicine in programs involving health, well-being, and impairment of physicians and other professionals.

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.

The charge of the Primary Care & Family Medicine Special Interest Group is to promote addiction education for primary care physicians.

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.

The charge of the Twelve-Step Recovery Special Interest Group is to develop a knowledge base and recommend actions to the ASAM Board regarding (1) options for improved education and research on the role of Twelve-Step programs in addiction recovery; (2) ways to help bridge the gap that often arises between the Twelve-Step rehabilitation community and bio-medically-oriented practitioners.

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.

Women have unique experiences across all ages, life stages and trajectories of substance use due to gender-distinct expectations, biology, and socio-cultural roles. The group strives to promote expertise and sensitivity to the varying life stages of women as they relate to the prevention, screening, and treatment of substance use disorders. Furthermore, we place an emphasis on all reproductive stages of women and substance use disorders, including the antenatal, prenatal, and post-partum periods, as well as parenting. These reproductive stages are critical to the propagation of addiction, alcoholism, substance use disorders, and the consequences thereof, across generations. The threshold for harm is often lower during these stages, thus requiring different standards and goals for screening and treatment.

For more information, please email Valerie Evans at email@ASAM.org.