LWW & medical Society launch journal in early 2007.Healthcare publisher Lippincott Williams & Wilkins (Philadelphia, PA) has entered into a partnership with the American Society of Addiction Medicine The American Society of Addiction Medicine is a professional organization for physicians who specialize in the treatment of addiction. It is based in Chevy Chase, Maryland. (ASAM ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine ASAM Advanced Surface-to-Air Missile ASAM Advanced Services Access Manager ASAM ATM Subscriber Access Multiplexer (Alcatel) ASAM Association for Solidarity with Asylum Seekers and Migrants ; Chevy Chase Chevy Chase (chĕv`ē), town (1990 pop. 8,559), Montgomery co., W central Md., a residential suburb of Washington, D.C.; founded as a village, inc. 1914. , MD), an addiction medicine addiction medicine Substance abuse The health field that addresses the needs of individuals addicted to substances of abuse including alcohol and illicit drugs–eg, cocaine, marijuana, heroin, and others; AM focuses on prevention and treatment and mental health society dedicated to improving the treatment of people with addiction disorders, to publish the "Journal of Addiction Medicine" with a premier issue in early 2007. It will be published quarterly and will be distributed on a controlled basis to all ASAM members and related nonmember medical professionals. Each issue will carry studies of scientific and clinical areas in addiction medicine research, ranging from neurobiology Neurobiology Study of the development and function of the nervous system, with emphasis on how nerve cells generate and control behavior. The major goal of neurobiology is to explain at the molecular level how nerve cells differentiate and develop their and neuropharmacology neuropharmacology /neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gy/ (-fahr?mah-kol´ah-je) the scientific study of the effects of drugs on the nervous system. neu·ro·phar·ma·col·o·gy n. lab, to the specialty clinic, to the family doctor's office. It will cover all the latest scientific and medical advances as well the myriad of ethical, forensic and social issues involved in addiction diseases. New research will be complemented by current news and editorials, clinical case conferences and other content relevant to practicing physicians and addiction medicine professionals. Co-editor Dr. Shannon Miller said "our goal is to provide a forum for all professionals with a stake in treating addiction disorders." Senior Editor Dr. George Koob said "our journal will not only convey the wealth of basic research information now being generated in the addiction field to the practicing clinical addiction professional, but also translate critical information about how new clinical developments back to the basic science researchers." |
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