Addiction medicine deals with patients suffering from a wide variety of addiction problems. It aims to free people from their addictions while providing support, counseling, and mental health services. Medical professionals who work in addiction medicine can help patients work through the detoxification process as well as provide harm reduction tactics and rehabilitation services. They may also treat conditions like hepatitis and HIV, which are related to addiction issues. This type of medicine is often associated with public health.

Allergy/Immunology is a specialty of medicine which deals with diagnosis and treatment of asthma, allergies. An allergy is an abnormal reaction to a substance or environmental trigger. Doctors specializing in this field are called Allergists. Allergists determine what substances or triggers cause reactions in each individual and look for ways to treat those allergies, so the sufferer can go on to live a normal life. Allergists may perform allergy tests like skin challenge, scratch test, breathing test to make accurate diagnosis and provide the right treatment plan.