Addiction Medicine Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP)
2026 LAP Content
The following sections of the Addiction Medicine exam content outline will be covered in the 2026 Longitudinal Assessment Program (LAP).
01 – Definitions
02 – Genetics
- 02.02 – Epigenetic phenomena related to addiction
03 – Pharmacokinetic and Pharmacodynamic Principles
- 03.02 – Reinforcement
04 – Pharmacology
- 04.03 – Opioids (opium, heroin, prescription opioids)
- 04.09 – Inhalants (nitrous oxide, hydrocarbons, and other inhalants)
05 – Neurobiology of Addiction
- 05.02 – Neuropharmacology
- 05.02.04 – Serotonin
07 – Epidemiological Trends of Substance Use Disorders
- 07.02.01 Injury/trauma
- 07.02.04 Pregnant women and newborns
08 – Prevention
- 08.01 – Primary prevention
09 – Screening, Assessment, and Brief Intervention
- 09.01 – Screening
- 09.01.01 – Laboratory tests
- 09.02 – Assessment
10 – Overview of Addiction Treatment
- 10.06 – Non-substance addictions: gambling, sex, food
- 10.07 – Treatment needs of children and adolescents
11 – Management of Inpatient and Outpatient Intoxication and Withdrawal
- 11.02 – Management of alcohol intoxication and withdrawal
- 11.03 – Management of sedative-hypnotic intoxication and withdrawal
13 – Behavioral Interventions
- 13.03 – Motivating patients to change
- 13.05.03 – Contingency management
14 – Co-occurring and medical disorders among patients with alcohol and other drug use and addiction
- 14.01 – General medical evaluation and management
- 14.02.13 – Endocrine and reproductive disorders
- 14.03 – Obstetrical complications and pregnancy related disorders and complications
15 – Co-occurring Psychiatric Disorders among Patients with Alcohol and Other Drug Use and Addiction
- 15.02 – Substance-induced mental disorders
- 15.10 – Cognitive and behavioral diagnoses secondary to in-utero alcohol and drug exposure
16 – Pain and Addiction
- 16.02 – Chronic non-cancer pain in addiction
17 – Ethical, Legal, and Liability Issues in Addiction Practice
- 17.01 – Ethical issues in addiction practice
- 17.07 – Forensic addiction medicine: expert witness and civil commitment
- 17.09 – Environmental tobacco smoke