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  2. Addiction medicine - Wikipedia

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    Addiction medicine is a medical subspecialty that deals with the diagnosis, prevention, evaluation, treatment, and recovery of persons with addiction, of those with substance-related and addictive disorders, and of people who show unhealthy use of substances including alcohol, nicotine, prescription medicine and other illicit and licit drugs. [3]

  3. Addiction psychiatry - Wikipedia

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    [9] [10] As of June 2018, the average reported salary of addiction psychiatrists was $250,000. [11] Additionally, 47 addiction psychiatrist appeared on U.S. News & World Report ' s list of U.S. News Top Doctors. A further 16 addiction psychiatrists were nominated by their peers to an even more selective group of America's Top Doctors. [12]

  4. American Society of Addiction Medicine - Wikipedia

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    The American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM), founded in 1954, is a professional medical society representing over 7,000 physicians, clinicians and associated professionals in the field of addiction medicine. [6]

  5. The Most Effective Alcohol Addiction Treatment Treatment for AUD is typically individualized based on someone’s needs and preferences and how severe their condition is, Dr. Volpicelli says.

  6. More doctors can prescribe a leading addiction treatment. Why ...

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    It’s easier than ever for doctors to prescribe a key medicine for opioid addiction since the U.S. government lifted an obstacle last year. Researchers analyzed prescriptions filled by U.S ...

  7. Dying To Be Free - The Huffington Post

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    Even for doctors trained in addiction medicine — motivated to treat opioid addicts with buprenorphine and able to work within Medicaid’s numerical limits — there are still roadblocks. Kentucky’s Medicaid program, like those of many other states, requires prior authorization before it agrees to pay for the medication.

  8. American Addiction Centers - Wikipedia

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    In December 2014, American Addiction Centers made its first acquisition as a public company, taking over Recovery First Inc., a Florida-based substance use disorder and rehab services company. [7] By 2015, American Addiction Centers ran 8 facilities in 6 states after acquiring several sites in California, New Jersey, Rhode Island and Mississippi.

  9. Not Enough Doctors Are Treating Heroin Addiction With A Life ...

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    But just 31 percent of the 7,745 doctors in those areas are certified to treat the legal limit of 100 patients. Even in Vermont, where the governor in 2014 signed several bills adding $6.8 million in additional funding for medication-assisted treatment programs, only 28 percent or just 60 doctors are certified at the 100-patient level.