The Mission of the Massachusetts Society of Addiction Medicine is to provide a medium for physicians and medical trainees with special interests in Addiction Medicine to meet and address issues of mutual interest.

The Purposes of the Society are:

• to enable networking with colleagues in Addiction Medicineto provide closer liaison between members and the national activities of ASAM
• to increase public awareness in about the existence and vitality of the physician specialty of Addiction Medicine
• to increase public awareness in about problems related to addiction
• to promote professionalism in the delivery of services to patients with problems which result from addiction, and
• to be a physician resource for state and national public policy issues that affect Addiction Medicine services and patients with addiction.

The Goals of the Society are to provide:

• a forum for sharing of ideas between addictionists, especially regarding clinical management strategies and strategies for interfacing with managed care organizations
  
• a vehicle for increased professionalism and higher quality information, prevention, training, and treatment regarding addiction problems
  
• an enhancement of knowledge and attitudes among citizens and institutions about the primary nature of the disease of addiction
  
• a channel for Massachusetts input into national standards of care in Addiction Medicine and a channel for Massachusetts input into health care reform initiatives.