Dr. Paul Earley has been an Addiction Medicine physician for 40 years. He treats all types of addiction disorders, specializing in the assessment and treatment of health care professionals with substance use disorders. As a therapist, he works with patients in recovery, providing long-term therapy for those who suffer from this disease. His professional expertise extends to advocacy for professionals before agencies and licensing boards.
Dr. Earley is a dynamic speaker and educator; he speaks and trains on topics of addiction, its treatment, and addiction among healthcare professionals. In addition, he trains therapists in the neurobiological basis of psychotherapy. In his travels, he has provided training in the United States, Iceland, Canada, the United Kingdom, Sweden, Italy, and Switzerland.
He is the author of three books and numerous articles on addiction and its treatment. His two most recent books are RecoveryMind Training and Recovery Skills Manual for RecoveryMind Training. He is a contributing author to the ASAM Textbook: Principles of Addiction Medicine, as author of the chapter: Physician Health Programs and Addiction Among Physicians. He is a contributing author to the most recent two editions of the The ASAM Criteria.
Dr. Earley is a Distinguished Fellow of the American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM). He is a past president of ASAM and has been on the ASAM board for over 20 years during his career. He has been the Medical Director of two nationally acclaimed addiction programs specializing in the care of healthcare professionals who suffer from addiction illnesses. Currently, Dr. Earley is the Medical Director Emeritus of the Georgia Professionals Health Program, Inc., the Physicians Health Program (PHP) for the state of Georgia in the U.S and a past president of the Federation of State Physician Health Programs. With Earley Consultancy, LLC, he works with treatment facilities, providing training in treatment effectiveness and staff development.
Dr. Earley is the recipient of the ASAM Annual Award in 2015. ASAM states the award is presented “For outstanding contributions to the growth and vitality of our Society, for thoughtful leadership in the field, and for deep understanding of the art and science of Addiction Medicine” and “For expanding the frontiers of the field of Addiction Medicine and broadening our understanding of the addictive process, through research and innovation.”