One out of every seven patients that a physician sees will have a lifetime history of an addictive disorder. The treatment and diagnosis of addiction is critically important for medical students to learn. This elective will be based on the American Society of Addiction Medicine’s textbook, “Principles of Addiction Medicine”, as well as the ASAM 2000 review course in Addiction Medicine. Clinical case lectures will relate to the assessment and treatment of addictive disorders with an emphasis on drug types.