Addiction Medicine advances prevention, diagnosis, and treatment across the continuum of substance and behavioral addictions. This page distills the field into practical pathways you can use in clinics, hospitals, and community programs—screening and brief interventions that flag risk early; ASAM-aligned assessment to guide level of care; and person-centred plans that combine pharmacotherapy, psychotherapy, and recovery supports. If you’re exploring an Addiction Medicine Conference, you’re likely deciding how to translate guidelines into day-to-day choices: choosing medications, sequencing CBT/MI/CM, and coordinating warm handoffs so patients move safely from detox and stabilization to durable recovery. We emphasise measurable outcomes—retention, craving reduction, functioning, and quality of life—and show how registries, parity policies, and QI cycles can raise performance without adding friction for teams or patients. Because co-occurring mental and physical conditions are the norm, care models here foreground collaboration with psychiatry, primary care, nursing, pharmacy, and peers to align safety, adherence, and access.

Implementation details matter. This session outlines MOUD and AUD pharmacotherapy selection, dosing, and monitoring—with attention to drug–drug interactions, hepatic/renal considerations, and long-acting formulations. Psychosocial interventions are matched to stage of change and risk profile, with relapse-prevention plans that operationalize trigger management, coping skills, and aftercare. Harm-reduction practices—naloxone distribution, safer-use education, and low-threshold entry—improve survival and engagement, especially when blended with stepped-care pathways. Special population adaptations cover adolescents, perinatal care, and older adults; equity and cultural responsiveness reduce stigma and structural barriers. The page also cross-links to related content such as Opioid Use Disorder so readers can dive deeper into induction strategies, retention, and outcome optimisation within integrated systems of care.