Didactic sessions cover the scope of psychobiological aspects of substance abuse and addiction, including:

• Neurobiology of alcohol, cocaine, opioid, narcotic and nicotine addiction, detoxification, and management
• Addiction in subpopulations such as women, adolescents, and the elderly
• Diagnosis and management of common co-morbidities, notably hepatitis, HIV, and other infections, and co-occurring psychiatric disorders
• Facilitation in addiction group counseling programs such as 12-Step
• Assessment and screening methods
• Pharmacotherapies for addiction

View the 2022-2023 Addiction Psychiatry Fellowship didactics schedule.