The ASAM National Practice Guideline

This guideline provides recommendations on evidence-based treatment of opioid use disorder.

ASAM developed the Appropriate Use of Drug Testing in Clinical Addiction Medicine document to provide guidance about the effective use of drug testing in the identification, diagnosis, treatment and promotion of recovery for patients with, or at risk for, addiction.

Education Course Resources

Tools and resources from ASAM online and LIVE CME courses.

The ASAM Criteria

The most widely used and comprehensive set of guidelines for placement, continued stay and transfer/discharge of patients with addiction and co-occurring conditions.

The ASAM Alcohol Withdrawal Management Guideline (Coming January 2020)

This guideline will identify best practices for managing alcohol withdrawal in both inpatient and outpatient settings.

ASAM Assessment Tools

ASAM CONTINUUM^® is a family of products that allows clinicians and non-clinicians to assess patients with addictive, substance-related and co-occurring conditions through computer-guided, structured interviews.

BUPE:POC Tool

Created in partnership with the American College of Emergency Physicians  (ACEP), The BUPE:POC Tool helps Emergency Physicians assess patients for opioid withdrawal and guides the use of buprenorphine. This tool provides quick access to indications, side effects and expected response.

Use the tool

Standards and Performance Measures

• Standards of Care for the Addiction Specialist Physician Document
• Performance Measures for the Addiction Specialist Physician
• Specifying and Testing ASAM Measures using Veterans Health Administration Data
• Applying ASAM Performance Measures in Commercial Health Insurance and Services Data