Get Virtual Care
For Businesses
About Us
A member asked:
What do i need to major in to become an addiction medicine specialist?
4 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
First, you need: To get to medical school! so biology or chemistry would be good majors.
Answered 5/7/2016
5.9k views
Thank
See below: To become board certified by the abam (american board of addiction medicine) you can be many kinds of doctor. Psychiatrist is probably most common but nearly anything then do fellowship (1-2 years) in addiction medicine.
Answered 11/17/2013
4.7k views
Thank
Related Questions
A member asked:
I am 30 yrs old and a heroin addict I've been in rehab I've been on methadone which works how Can I find an addiction specialist to prescribe it?
3 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
A member asked:
Smoking a blunt after being clean for years Addiction won't be a problem, how many days will it take for a drug test to come up clean after doing so?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Is it normal to get depression after having major surgery only to find out it didnt help,I went thru it for nothing & am referred to new specialist?
A doctor has provided 1 answer
A member asked:
Do dr's that deal with detox medicine take insurance and if so how do I find one I have am addiction to pain meds and want help but can't afford alot?
9 doctors weighed in across 2 answers
People also searched for:
What do addiction medicine specialists earn in australia?
I'm currently not addicted to drugs but I have great potential to be. I come from an extended fam of addicts. Should i see an addiction specialist?
How do you become an addiction specialist?
Are any of you doctors located in ky? That are addiction specialist?
Is an addiction specialist the only type of dr who would've familiar enough with naloxone to try something off label with it?
Didn't find what you're looking for?
90,000 U.S. doctors in 147 specialties are here to answer your questions or offer you advice, prescriptions, and more.
Ask your questionMore of what we treat
Content on HealthTap (including answers) should not be used for medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment, and interactions on HealthTap do not create a doctor-patient relationship. Never disregard or delay professional medical advice in person because of anything on HealthTap. Call your doctor or 911 if you think you may have a medical emergency.
HIPAASecure
SOC 2 Type 2Certified
JCAHOAccredited
Download HealthTap
Video visit and message your doctor
