Dr. Sarah Mitchell, MD, FASAM

Dr. Sarah Mitchell is a board-certified addiction medicine physician licensed to practice in New Jersey and New York. She serves as the medical reviewer for NJ Addiction Centers, overseeing the clinical accuracy of editorial content covering substance use disorders, treatment modalities, and co-occurring mental health conditions.

Credentials

• Doctor of Medicine (MD) — Medical school and residency training prior to addiction medicine fellowship.
• Board Certification in Addiction Medicine — Certified by the American Board of Preventive Medicine (ABPM), the recognized specialty board for addiction medicine in the United States.
• Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (FASAM) — ASAM distinction recognizing sustained professional contribution to addiction medicine.
• Active medical licensure — New Jersey and New York state medical boards.

Areas of clinical focus

• Opioid use disorder and medication-assisted treatment (buprenorphine, methadone, naltrexone)
• Alcohol use disorder, including medically supervised detoxification
• Stimulant use disorder (cocaine and methamphetamine)
• Benzodiazepine dependence and structured tapering
• Co-occurring substance use and psychiatric disorders (dual diagnosis)
• Continuum of care planning — detox through aftercare

Role at NJ Addiction Centers

Dr. Mitchell's role at NJ Addiction Centers is editorial. Her responsibilities are narrow by design, and this boundary is intentional — it keeps the site from being misread as a telemedicine service or a treatment referral operation.

She does:

• Review medical content — pages covering substance use disorders, treatment modalities, and co-occurring mental health conditions — for clinical accuracy.
• Approve or flag content in designated medical silos before publication or after a major revision.
• Sign off on the "Last reviewed" date displayed on each medical page.

She does not:

• Treat patients through the website.
• Accept referrals through the website.
• Provide personal medical advice to site visitors.
• Endorse specific facilities or treatment providers.

Which pages she reviews

Medical review applies to pages in six content areas: opioid addiction, alcohol addiction, stimulant addiction, benzodiazepine addiction, types of treatment, and dual diagnosis / co-occurring disorders. Every reviewed page displays a "Medically reviewed by" byline with the most recent review date and a link back to this bio.

Non-medical editorial content — insurance guidance, family support, recovery resources, statistics, and glossary entries — is produced by the editorial team without individual physician review. You can read more about the review process on the editorial standards page.

Review date policy

• Initial publish: the "Last reviewed" date equals the publish date.
• Minor edits without re-review: only the modified date advances; "Last reviewed" stays at the previous review date.
• Full re-review: both dates advance.
• Annual review target: every medical page is re-reviewed at least once every 12 months.

Not medical advice

Nothing on this site — including content Dr. Mitchell has reviewed — is a substitute for personal medical advice, diagnosis, or treatment from a qualified clinician. If you are in crisis, call or text 988 for the Suicide & Crisis Lifeline. For confidential, 24/7 treatment information, the SAMHSA National Helpline is 1-800-662-4357. See our disclaimer for the full notice.