16-Hour Addiction Medicine Board Preparation Course From ASAM
The ASAM addiction medicine review 2023 delivers 16 hours of on-demand lectures recorded from the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s two-day review course held July 27–28. Across 24 sessions, the curriculum maps directly to addiction medicine exam blueprints — covering neurobiology, pharmacology, individual substances, psychosocial interventions, and ethical concerns — to prepare physicians and clinicians for board certification.
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16hours of lectures
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24sessions
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2023edition
Inside this resource
Neurobiology, Genetics, and Pharmacology Foundations
Opening sessions establish the neurobiological mechanisms underlying addiction, from dopamine pathways to genetic and gender-based variations in substance response. The pharmacology modules review mechanisms of action for medications used across opioid, alcohol, and stimulant use disorders in both tolerant and non-tolerant individuals.
Substance-Specific Sessions
Dedicated lectures address opioid use disorder, alcohol use disorder, tobacco use disorder, stimulant use disorder, sedative use disorder, and cannabis use disorders. Each session covers diagnostic criteria, differentiation from psychiatric illness, and evidence-based treatment protocols mapped to board exam expectations for the ASAM addiction medicine review.
Psychosocial Interventions and Co-Morbidities
Sessions on psychosocial interventions cover motivational interviewing, contingency management, and peer support models alongside psychiatric co-morbidities that complicate addiction treatment. Pain management and opioid prescribing address the intersection of chronic pain and substance use.
Life Stages, Prevention, and Ethics
Sessions cover addiction across different stages of life, from adolescence through pregnancy and into geriatric populations. The ASAM addiction medicine review rounds out the curriculum with prevention strategies, epidemiology, and ethical concerns in addiction medicine, addressing all six ACGME competencies.
Who this serves
- Physicians preparing for board certification — studying for ABPM or AOA addiction medicine examinations
- Nurse practitioners and physician assistants — expanding clinical knowledge in substance use disorder treatment
- Counselors, residents, and fellows — building foundational competence across the addiction medicine curriculum
Faculty & syllabus
Sessions included 24 lectures
- Treatment for Different Stages of Life — lifespan approaches to addiction
- Tobacco Use Disorder — cessation strategies and pharmacotherapy
- Stimulant Use Disorder — diagnosis and emerging treatments
- Sedative Use Disorder — clinical patterns and management
- Psychosocial Interventions — MI, contingency management, peer support
- Psychiatric Co-Morbidities — dual diagnosis and integrated treatment
- Prevention — population strategies and early intervention
- Pregnancy and Substance Use — perinatal addiction management
- Pharmacology — mechanisms of action and prescribing patterns
- Pain and Addiction — chronic pain management and opioid intersection
- Opioid Use Disorder — MAT, buprenorphine, and treatment protocols
- Neurobiology of Addiction — dopamine pathways and brain changes
- Medical Co-Morbidities — hepatitis, HIV, and organ damage
- Genetics and Gender — variation in substance response
- Ethics in Addiction Medicine — consent, boundaries, and justice
- Epidemiology — prevalence, trends, and public health data
- Cannabis Use Disorders — clinical presentation and treatment
- Behavioral Addiction — gambling, gaming, and process addictions
- Alcohol Use Disorder — withdrawal, pharmacotherapy, and recovery
Before you buy
Is this course designed for exam preparation?
Yes, every session in the ASAM addiction medicine review is mapped to the ABPM and AOA addiction medicine exam blueprints, making it an essential foundational resource for board preparation.
What clinical level is the content?
The curriculum targets introductory to intermediate levels, suitable for residents, fellows, nurse practitioners, physician assistants, and practicing clinicians expanding into addiction medicine.
Are the sessions from a live event?
All 16 hours were recorded from the live ASAM 2023 Review Course held on July 27 and 28, 2023, preserving the original lecture delivery and faculty presentations.
The chart
| Format | On-demand video lectures |
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| Duration | 16 hours across 24 sessions |
| Year | 2023 |
| Publisher | American Society of Addiction Medicine |
| Department | Psychiatry |
| Delivery | Instant download after checkout · lifetime re-access |
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drtomh –
Every session maps cleanly to the ABPM addiction medicine exam blueprint. The opioid use disorder and neurobiology lectures were particularly well organized and clinically relevant.
Chen W. –
The session on pregnancy and substance use disorders was current and clinically useful. Overall a well-structured course, though some sessions felt surface-level for experienced clinicians.
Sarah K. –
At 16 hours this was the perfect pace for my exam preparation timeline. The pharmacology and medical co-morbidities sessions filled important gaps in my knowledge base.
James L. –
Solid review course that covers the breadth of addiction medicine. The psychosocial interventions and psychiatric co-morbidities sessions are strengths. The cannabis section felt brief.
Ahmed F. –
Strong foundation in addiction medicine neurobiology and pharmacology. The behavioral addiction and tobacco use disorder sessions rounded out my exam prep nicely. Well-organized faculty.
Priya N. –
Good faculty lineup with practical exam-focused content. The genetics, gender, and ethics sessions add breadth beyond pure clinical topics. Would have liked more interactive case-based learning.