In today's episode, Dr. Scott Hadland sits down to discuss the ASAM Criteria 4th Edition: Volume 2, Adolescents & Transition-Aged Youth.

Resources:

The ASAM Criteria, Fourth Edition, Volume 2: Adolescents and Transition-Aged Youth

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Implementation Tools *Includes training slides and a treatment planning template

Editorial: New Standards for Adolescent Substance Use Disorder Care

In today's episode, LPN Jessica Brooks sits down to discuss community engagement and parallel services in addiction medicine.

In today's episode, Dr. Mitika Kanabar sits down to discuss process and behavioral addiction as it relates to devices, social media and AI.

In this episode recorded live at this year's ASAM Annual Conference in San Diego, Dr. Holly Geyer sits down to discuss addiction policy, behavioral and medical models of addiction and the STOP IT Campaign.

In this episode, three conference goers (Dr. Anthony Accurso, Dr. Michael Baca-Atlas and Cryssy Miller) share their conference experiences, words of wisdom and top tips for getting the most out of the conference.

Three addiction medicine doctors in three different states share advocacy wins from 2025. Learn about the policies shaping addiction medicine across the country, and what helped push these legislative wins over the finish line.

Plus, discover highlights from ASAM’s new report on major state-level addiction medicine trends this year.

Featured in this episode:

• Chad Elkin, MD, Tennessee Society of Addiction Medicine

• Cate Heil, MD, Idaho Society of Addiction Medicine

• Stephanie Stewart, MD, Colorado Society of Addiction Medicine

Links:

• ASAM’s 2025 Mid-year Report: Trends in Addiction Medicine State Legislation

• List of 2025 Enacted State Legislation

Author and journalist Maia Szalavitz - winner of this year's 2025 ASAM Media Award - sat down to talk about her career covering addiction and public policy, as well as her most recent book Undoing Drugs: How Harm Reduction is Changing the Future of Drugs and Addiction

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🏅ASAM Awards & Recognition

👉 Maia Szalavitz Official Website

📕 Undoing Drugs: How Harm Reduction is Changing the Future of Drugs and Addiction

ASAM President Elect Tim Wiegand, MD, FACMT, FAACT, DFASAM, sat down with us at this year's 56th ASAM Annual Conference to discuss his road to addiction medicine and why he wanted to get involved in a leadership position with ASAM.

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🏅ASAM Awards & Recognition