Dr. Ilene R. Robeck, MD, FASAM is an internist/addictionologist with a special interest in chronic pain treatment in primary care as well as the approach to the patient with chronic pain with comorbid substance abuse, mental health concerns and/or complex medical problems. She is currently the Director of Virtual Pain Care at the Richmond VA Medical Center. She is also Co-Chair of the National Primary Care Pain Task Force and Past President of the Florida Society of Addiction Medicine.

Dr. Herbert L. Malinoff, MD, FACP, DFASAM is the president and founder of Pain Recovery Solutions, PC. He specializes in treating patients with chronic pain syndromes, addiction, and in detoxification as well as internal medicine needs. . Dr. Malinoff lectures internationally on Chronic Pain and Addiction and is an active member of the American Society of Addiction Medicine where he co-chairs the Pain and Addiction-Common Threads Course. He is a Fellow of both the American College of Physicians and the American Society of Addiction Medicine. Dr. Malinoff is an attending physician at St. Joseph Merch Hospital in Ypsilanti and is on the faculty of the Department of Anesthesia at the University of Michigan Medical Center.

Dr. Melvin I. Pohl, MD, DFASAM is a Board-Certified Family Practitioner. He is the Chief Medical Officer of Las Vegas Recovery Center (LVRC) and was a major force in developing LVRCâs Chronic Pain Recovery Program. Dr. Pohl is a Clinical Assistant Professor in the Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences at the University of Nevada School of Medicine. He is the author of A Day without Pain, revised edition and The Pain Antidote - Stop Suffering from Chronic Pain, Avoid Addiction to Painkillers, and Reclaim Your Life. Dr. Pohl filmed a show for PBS on chronic pain which aired around the country in 2016.

Dr. R. Corey Waller MD, MS, FACEP, DFASAM is an addiction, pain, and emergency medicine specialist and the Senior Medical Director for Education and Policy at the Camden Coalition of Healthcare Providers (CCHP). Dr. Waller earned a Masterâs of Science in neuromolecular biology at Southwest Texas State University and earned his Medical Degree at the University of Texas Medical School in San Antonio. Dr. Waller completed his Emergency Medicine residency at Thomas Jefferson University in Philadelphia and is board Certified in Emergency Medicine and Addiction Medicine.

Dr. Michael F. Weaver, MD, DFASAM is Professor of Psychiatry at The University of Texas Health Science Center at Houston. He completed a Residency in Internal Medicine and a Clinical Research Fellowship in Addiction Medicine at Virginia Commonwealth University. He is involved in patient care, medical education, and research. Dr. Weaver has multiple publications in the fields of addiction medicine and pain management.

Dr. Mark A. Weiner, MD, DFASAM earned his medical degree at Cornell University Medical College in New York City. He completed his internship and residency in Internal Medicine at Northwestern University â McGaw Medical Campus in Chicago, Illinois. At St Joseph Mercy Hospital â Ann Arbor, he is the Medical Director of Substance Use Disorders, the Section Head of Addiction Medicine, Program Director for the Addiction Fellowship and Medical Director of IHA Pain Management Consultants. He is the chair of the planning committee of the American Society of Addiction Medicine course, âPain and Addiction: Common Threadsâ and the Pain and Addiction Education Expansion Task Force.

Dr. William F. Haning, III, MD, DFASAM, DFAPA is a physician and tenured Professor of Psychiatry, retired, at the John A. Burns School of Medicine, University of Hawaii. He is the Past Director of Medical Doctorate Programs for the school and remains Director of Addiction Psychiatry/Addiction Medicine. He serves as a Director-at-Large of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM); Chair of the Examination Committee for Addiction Psychiatry, American Board of Psychiatry and Neurology (ABPN); current Chair, ASAM Publications Council; and the Editor-in-Chief of ASAM Weekly.

Bonnie B. Wilford, MS, is Executive Vice President of the Coalition On Physician Education in Substance Use Disorders (COPE), an organization dedicated to improving the education of all medical students by increasing the attention given to substance abuse and related disorders. She has also served as a section editor for multiple editions of ASAM's Principles of Addiction Medicine, managing editor of several editions of the ASAM Patient Placement Criteria, and a frequent contributor to medical journals and UpToDateÂ. Her work has been recognized with awards, including the AMAâs Distinguished Service Award and ASAM's President's Award for Lifetime Achievement in Addiction Education.

Editors of the Handbook
Ilene R. Robeck, M.D., FASAM, Editor in Chief
Herbert L. Malinoff, M.D., FACP, DFASAM
Melvin I. Pohl, M.D., DFASAM
R. Corey Waller, M.D., M.S., DFASAM
Michael F. Weaver, M.D., DFASAM
Mark A. Weiner, M.D., DFASAM
William F. Haning, III, M.D., DFASAM, DFAPA

Authors of the Handbook
Sharone Abramowitz, M.D., FASAM
Louis E. Baxter, Sr., M.D., FASAM
Abigail Brooks, Pharm.D., BCPS
Emily Brunner, M.D.
Nelly Buckalew, M.D., N.D., M.S., M.S.L.
Lucile Burgo-Black, M.D., FACP
Christopher Cavacuiti, M.D., CCFP, MHSc, FASAM
Jacqueline Cleary, Pharm.D., BCACP
Marianne Cloeren, M.D., M.P.H., FACOEM, FACP
Stephen Colameco, M.D., M.Ed.
Robert L. DuPont, M.D.
Steven Eraker, M.D.
Jason Baker Fields, M.D., DABAM
James W. Finch, M.D.
Marc J. Fishman, M.D.
Jeffrey Fudin, Pharm.D., DAIPM, FCCP, FASHP
Stephen F. Grinstead, Dr.A.D., LMFT, ACRPS, CADC-II
Ross Halpern, Ph.D.
Steven R. Hanling, M.D.
John A. Hopper, M.D.
Stephen C. Hunt, M.D., M.P.H.L
Lori D. Karan, M.D., DFASAM, FACPL
Courtney Kominek, Pharm.D., BCPS, CPEL
Robert Levy, M.D., FASAM
Herbert L. Malinoff, M.D., FACP, DFASAM
Zachary Marcum, Ph.D., Pharm.D.
Rachel Maree, M.D., M.P.H.
Anthony J. Mariano, Ph.D.
Jeremiah McKelvey, Pharm.D.
David Mee-Lee, M.D.
Michael M. Miller, M.D., DFASAM, DLFAPA
Karen Muchowski, M.D., FAAFP
Stephen Mudra, M.D.
Vivek H. Murthy, M.D., M.B.A.
Yngvild Olsen, M.D., M.P.H., FASAM
James A. D. Otis, M.D., FAAN, DABPM
Sanjog S. Pangarkar, M.D.
Theodore V. Parran, Jr., M.D.
Thien C. Pham, Pharm.D.
Melvin I. Pohl, M.D., FASAM
Peter Przekop, D.O., Ph.D.
Ilene R. Robeck, M.D., FASAM
Edwin A. Salsitz, M.D., FACP, DFASAM
Gerald R. Shulman, Ph.D.
Afreen Siddiqui, M.D.
Christopher J. Spevak, M.D., FASAM
Mishka Terplan, M.D., M.P.H., FACOG, FASAM
R. Corey Waller, M.D., M.S., DFASAM
Alan A. Wartenberg, M.D., FACP, FASAM
Michael F. Weaver, M.D., DFASAM
Debra K. Weiner, M.D.
Mark A. Weiner, M.D., DFASAM
Bonnie B. Wilford, M.S.
Bernd Wollschlaeger, M.D.
Martha J. Wunsch, M.D., FAAP, DFASAM
Penelope P. Ziegler, M.D., FASAM

Content Reviewers
Anthony H. Dekker, D.O.
Marc J. Fishman, M.D.
Sharone Abramowitz, M.D., FASAM
Louis E. Baxter, Sr., M.D., FASAM
Abigail Brooks, Pharm.D., BCPS
Jane C. Maxwell, Ph.D.
Theodore V. Parran, Jr., M.D.
Melvin I. Pohl, M.D., DFASAM
Ilene R. Robeck, M.D., FASAM
R. Corey Waller, M.D., M.S., DFASAM
Michael F. Weaver, M.D., DFASAM
Mark A. Weiner, M.D., DFASAM
Stephen A. Wyatt, D.O.

"Intended as a guide for clinicians who treat this patient population, this book is ideal for primary care providers, mental health clinicians, clinicians treating patients with substance abuse disorders, and pain clinicians who wish to bridge the knowledge gaps in treating these individuals... This handbook is an evidence-based, concise guide to managing the challenges in treating this population." -- Doody's