rich soper

American Society

of Addiction Medicine

ASAM Mission Statement

Increase access to & improve the quality of

addiction treatment;

Educate physicians, other health care providers

& public;

Support research & prevention;

Promote the appropriate role of the physician in

the care of patients with addiction; and

Establish addiction medicine as a recognized

specialty.

Membership

As of September 2, 2011.

Distribution of 2011 ASAM Members by Primary Specialty

(n = 2,700)

Psychiatry32%

Family Medicine

18%Internal Medicine

13%

Addiction Medicine

15%

Addiction Psychiatry

3%

Other19%

Membership—State Chapters

State/Regional

Specialty Society

State Chapter

No Chapter

AK

CA

AZ

NV

OR

MT

MN

NE

SD

ND

ID

WY

OK

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COUT

TX

NMSC

FL

GAALMS

LA

AR

MO

IA

VA

NC

TN

IN

KY

IL

MI

WI

PA

NY

WV

VT

ME

RI

CT

DE

MD

NJ

MA

NH

WA

OH

DC

HI

Inactive Chapter

ASAM Weekly

Weekly recap of the top news in

addiction medicine along with society

news

Delivered every Tuesday by email.

May also be viewed on mobile

devices through a free MultiBriefs app

Editor in Chief: Richard G.

Soper, M.D., J.D., M.S., FASAM

Free to all addiction professionals!

Subscribe online now at: http://multibriefs.com/optin.php?asam

Advocacy & Public Policy

ASAM is working on the following

issues at the state and local level:

Insurance Issues:

Insurance Coverage for Addiction

Treatments

Medicaid and Exchange Enrollment

and Regulations

Affordable Care Act Developments

and Changes

Medical Marijuana

Abolishing Alcohol Exclusion Laws

Contact Information:Richard G. Soper, M.D.,

richgs@bellsouth.net

Kate Volpe, Director of

Marketing, Communications and Membership

kvolpe@asam.org

301-547-4108

ASAM Chapters:

www.asam.org/ChapterPresidents.html

Thank You!