specialty clarification

[moomix906]

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anyone know what specialty studies the clinical affects of recreational drug use? Do different specialties divide drug use, such as neurology dealing with the biochemical pathways involved and psychiatry dealing with the drug abuse itself?

 

[Catalystik]

Also consider the specialty of Addiction Medicine (certified by the American Society of Addiction Medicine: http://www.asam.org/. The only doc I know who practices this was initially trained as an internist.

 

[PeepshowJohnny]

I'd think this would be best covered by someone trained in Addiction Medicine. Wikipedia says there's two types of certification:

"Within the United States, there are two accepted specialty examinations.[2] One is a Certificate in Added Qualifications in Addiction Psychiatry from the American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology.[3] The other is a certificate from the American Society of Addiction Medicine following a peer-reviewed Board-type examination.[4] The latter approach is available to all physicians, while the former is available only to board-certified psychiatrists."

The only other option I can think of (and it's tenous) is a Clinical Pharmacologist. They have a special interest in how drugs affect the body, but every one I've seen has been more interested in managing people with a lot of medical problems taking a lot of medications. Maybe you can be a pioneer.

 

[trichomoniasis]

Dr. Drew did his residency in Internal Medicine and is board certified in Addiction Medicine.


and he's practically God, so there you go.