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increase access to and improve the quality of addiction treatment;

to educate physicians (including medical and osteopathic students), other health care providers and the public;

to support research and prevention;

to promote the appropriate role of the physician in the care of patients with addiction;

and to establish addiction medicine as a specialty recognized by professional organizations, governments, physicians, purchasers and consumers of health care services, and the general public.
 

 

 
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The ASAM Board of Directors approved a plan to seek specialty recognition of Addiction Medicine
 

 

This issue of ASAM News features a special report to the ASAM membership describing the MSAG’s
findings and recommendations, and outlining the proposed path toward specialty recognition for
Addiction Medicine that has been approved by ASAM’s Board. [MSAG June Newsletter] [MSAG Summary Report]


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