Resources
The following websites provide directories of physicians, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and treatment agencies specializing in addiction medicine and addiction psychiatry. Most of the websites can be searched by city, state, and zip code to identify providers in a location that is close to you.
- Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Find Treatment:
findtreatment.gov - SAMHSA, Behavioral Health Treatment Services Locator:
findtreatment.gov - American Board of Addiction Medicine, Find a Physician:
www.abam.net/find-a-physician - American Board of Preventive Medicine, Physician Lookup:
certification. www.certificationmatters.org/find-my-doctor - American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology, Search for an ABPN Board-Certified Physician:
apps.abpn.org/verifycert - American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry, Addiction Psychiatrists by State:
aaap.org/education/resources/patients/find-a-specialist
Other Resources
- ASAM Definition of Addiction:
asam.org/quality-care/definition-of-addiction - The ASAM National Practice Guideline
for the Treatment of Opioid Use Disorder,
2020 Focused Update:
asam.org/quality-care/clinical-guidelines/national-practice-guideline - Centers for Disease Control and
Prevention (CDC), Preventing an
Opioid Overdose Tip Card:
www.cdc.gov/drugoverdose/pdf/patients/Preventing-an-Opioid-Overdose-Tip-Card-a.pdf
