american society of addiction medicine american society of addiction medicine the american society of addiction medicine (asam), founded in 1954, is a professional medical society representing over 7,000 physicians, clinicians and associated professionals in the field of addiction medicine. asam is dedicated to increasing access and improving the quality of addiction treatment, educating physicians and the public, supporting research and prevention, and promoting the appropriate role of physicians in the care of patients with addiction. american society of addiction medicine (asam)formation1954 (1954)typeprofessional associationlegal status501(c)(3)headquartersrockville, marylandlocationunited statesmembership 7,000presidentbill haning, md, dfasmexecutive vice president and chief executive officerjulia l. chang, ms, mba: ceo/executive vice president websitewww.asam.org