Collection: Assesssments - Placement & Planning
When a substance use disorder has been identified, the next step is making placement and service planning decisions. The ASAM criteria require that a substance use-related diagnosis be met for treatment admission. These are the only comprehensive assessment instruments fully compatible with the ASAM criteria, which were developed by Dr. Norm Hoffmann, Chief Editor of The ASAM PPC (First Edition), and Dr. David Mee-Lee, Chief Editor ofThe ASAM Criteria (Third Edition).