The Clinical Practice Pathway closes in 2026. The application for the 2026 exam will open on May 1, 2026.
Addiction Medicine 2026 Longitudinal Assessment References
Due to copyright restrictions, the Addiction Medicine Conjoint Committee cannot provide most reference materials used for longitudinal assessment. However, a list of references used for the 2026 longitudinal assessment can be found below.
- The ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine, 3rd ed. (2020); Ch. 42
- American Family Physician (Jan 2019); Vol. 99, Issue 1; Urine drug tests: ordering and interpreting results; pg. 33-39
- StatPearls (Feb 2025); Anabolic steroids The EMBO Journal (Feb 2000); Vol. 19, Issue 3; FHL2, a novel tissue-specific coactivator of the androgen receptor; pg. 359-369
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK482418/ - Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (Updated Mar 2024); Clinician brief: drug diversion
www.cdc.gov/injection-safety/hcp/clinical-overview/index.html - Pharmacists described discomfort with naloxone, and uncertainties regarding billing insurance. International Journal of Drug Policy (Oct 2019); Barriers to naloxone use and acceptance among opioid users, first responders, and emergency department providers in New Hampshire, USA
https://pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/articles/PMC7153573/ - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (Updated Nov 2024); Statutes, regulations, and guidelines
www.samhsa.gov/substance-use/treatment/statutes-regulations-guidelines - Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (May 2018); SAMHSA Disaster Technical Assistance Center Supplemental Research Bulletin: First responders: behavioral health concerns, emergency response, and trauma
www.samhsa.gov/sites/default/files/dtac/supplementalresearchbulletin-firstresponders-may2018.pdf - The ASAM Essentials of Addiction Medicine, 3rd ed. (2020); pg. 623 | StatPearls (Updated Jul 2023); Physiology, opioid receptor
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK546642/ - The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 7th ed. (2024); Ch. 101; pg. 1570
https://monitoringthefuture.org/wp-content/uploads/2023/01/mtfoverview2022.pdf - Monitoring the Future: National Survey Results on Drug Use 1975-2022 (Jan 2023); 2022 overview: key findings on adolescent drug use
- StatPearls (Updated Jun 2023); Dextromethorphan toxicity The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 6th ed. (2018); Ch. 17
www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/books/NBK538502/ - The ASAM Principles of Addiction Medicine, 6th ed. (2019); pg. 784-785
- National Institute on Drug Abuse (Updated July 2020); Substance use in older adults DrugFacts
https://nida.nih.gov/publications/drugfacts/substance-use-in-older-adults-drugfacts - National Institute on Drug Abuse (Updated Sep 2024); Co-occurring disorders and health conditions
https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/co-occurring-disorders-health-conditions - Alcohol and Alcoholism (Oct 2020); Vol. 55, Issue 6; Alcoholics Anonymous and 12-step facilitation treatments for alcohol use disorder: a distillation of a 2020 Cochrane review for clinicians and policy makers; pg. 641-651
- National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (Updated Dec 1996); NIAAA reports Project MATCH main findings
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov/news-events/news-releases/niaaa-reports-project-match-main-findings - Recovery Research Institute (Updated 2025); Twelve-step facilitation
https://www.recoveryanswers.org/resource/twelve-step-facilitation-tsf/