Also called: Addiction Medicine Specialist
A doctor who treats addiction with medicine, including prescribing drugs like buprenorphine.
An addiction medicine doctor might see patients starting treatment for opioid use, manage withdrawal in a hospital, and train other doctors.
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Approximate: anchored on Bureau of Labor Statistics data for a broader job group.
Doctorate (PhD), about 12 years after high school. Medical degree, residency (often family or internal medicine), and an addiction medicine fellowship.
Ways in: 4-year college, Professional school. Training cost: Over $150k.
Majors to look at: Biology, Pre-Medicine, Neuroscience.
Growing about average (about 3% over 10 years). Tracks physician growth; demand is high due to the overdose crisis.
Low risk for 10 years. AI helps with charting and dosing checks; prescribing and managing withdrawal stay with a licensed doctor.
Classes: AP Biology, AP Chemistry, Health science CTE.
Official data: O*NET occupation 29-1229.
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