Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialist

Employer description and requirements

Role Title: Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialist

Role Type: Contractor

Location: Remote

micro1 is engaging Substance Use - Adolescent Addiction Specialists to assess adolescent substance use cases and provide clinical guidance on risk, severity, and recommended responses for a customer project. In this role, you'll apply your expertise to help train next-generation AI systems. Your work will shape how models learn, reason, and perform through high-quality, real-world input. No prior experience in AI is required — your domain knowledge is what matters.

Scope of Work

Review clinical case material describing adolescent substance use and document thorough assessments of risk, severity, and intervention urgency.

Apply established frameworks such as DSM-5 SUD and ASAM to stage severity and recommend an appropriate level of care.

Evaluate the safety and clinical appropriateness of both proposed and alternative interventions, including pharmacological options when relevant.

Distinguish between developmentally normal experimentation and clinically significant patterns of substance use in youth.

Identify and flag withdrawal, overdose, and safeguarding risks that require escalation or immediate action.

Develop written guidance that is actionable for non-specialists, clearly explaining the rationale and referencing relevant standards or guidelines.

Compare and benchmark your assessments against peer input and published best practice to ensure consistency and rigor.

Preferred Qualifications

3–5+ years of post-certification experience working directly with adolescents impacted by substance use.

Clinical specialty in addiction medicine, or child/adolescent psychiatry or psychology with a primary focus on substance use disorders.

Active clinical license/registration in good standing, with recent (<2 years) adolescent caseload experience.

Proficiency with adolescent substance use screening and severity staging tools (e.g., CRAFFT, S2BI, DSM-5, ASAM criteria).

Familiarity with medication for opioid use disorder (MOUD/MAT) and withdrawal management protocols for under-18s.

Research-standard written English (native, or IELTS 7.5+ overall/writing 7.0+, TOEFL 100+, Cambridge C1–C2, or equivalent).

Motivational interviewing training, adolescent inpatient/crisis experience, and/or history of developing guidelines or publications in youth SUD (nice to have).

Start Timeline & Availability

We typically fill roles within 48 hours and are looking for experts ready to jump in right away. If selected, we expect you to start your first tasks within 24 – 48 hours of completing onboarding.

Application screening questions

How soon can you start the work? (in days)

What is your expected hourly rate in USD?

How many hours per week are you available to work?

If moving forward, would you be able to review and sign the contract within 24 hours, and begin tasking within 24-48 hours of receiving your credentials?

Compensation is output-based; experts are paid per task that meets the project specifications. The time required to complete work may vary depending on the expert’s experience and workflow. Minimum submission requirements apply. Experts must submit a minimum of tasks per week. Is this acceptable to you?

Do you hold an active clinical license or registration in good standing?

Please upload your current clinical license or professional registration certificate or an official registry screenshot showing your name, registration number, issuing body, and status.

When did you last carry an active adolescent (under-18) caseload?

Which best describes your specialty?

Years of post-qualification experience working directly with adolescent patients?

Which best describes your involvement with adolescent patients?

Which best describes your written English proficiency?

Are you able to commit 10–15 hours+ per week to this role?

Other published fields (read alongside the description):

Published hourly-rate fields: {'max': 95, 'min': 45}

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