Acronym List

AA

Alcoholics Anonymous

AACD

American Association for Counseling and Development

AAMFT

American Association for Marriage and Family Therapy

ABA

American Bar Association

ACA

American Council on Alcoholism

ACAP

American Council on Alcohol Problems

ACA American Counseling Association

ACCA

American College Counseling Association

ACHA

American College Health Association

ACDI

American Council for Drug Information

ACoA

Adult Children of Alcoholics

ACOG

American College of Obstetrics and Gynecology

ACPA

American College Personnel Association

ADA

Americans with Disabilities Act

ADFS

Alliance for a Drug Free Society

ADPA

Alcohol and Drug Problems Association of North America

ADAPT

America's Drug Abuse Prevention Team

ADMS

Alcohol, Drug Abuse, and Mental Health Services

AHA

American Hospital Association

AI

Advocacy Institute

AIDS

Acquired immunodeficiency syndrome

AITI

American Indian Training Institute, Inc.

ALF

American Liver Foundation

ALA

American Lung Association

AL-ANon

Fellowship of Relatives and Friends of Alcoholics

Alateen

Recovery Program for Young People

AMA

American Medical Association

AMERSA

Association for Medical Education and Research Substance Abuse

AMHCA

American Mental Health Counselors Association

AMSA

American Medical Student Association

AMSAODD

American Medical Society on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies

ANA

Administration for Native Americans

APA

American Psychiatric Association

APA

American Psychological Association

APHA

American Public Health Association

ASAM

American Society of Addiction Medicine, Inc.

ASAP

Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Providers of New York State

ASCA

American School Counselors Association

ASI

Addiction Severity Index

ATTC

Addiction Technology Transfer Center

BABES

Beginning Alcohol and Addiction Basic Education Studies

BADD

Bartenders Against Drunk Driving

ATF

Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, and Firearms

BIA

Bureau of Indian Affairs

CA

Cocaine Anonymous

CARF

Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities

CADCA

Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America

CAPT/CAPTUS

Center for Addiction Prevention Technology

CASA

National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse

CDC

Centers for Disease Control and Prevention

COA

Children of Alcoholics

COAF

Children of Alcoholics Foundation

COSSMHO

National Alliance for Hispanic Health /
National Coalition of Hispanic Health and Human Services Organizations

CSAP

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention

CSAT

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment

CSPI

Center for Science in the Public Interest

CYAP

Community Youth Activities Program

DARE

Drug Abuse Resistance Education

DCDCC

Drugs and Crime Data Center and Clearinghouse

DDRP

Drug Demand Reduction Program

DEA

Drug Enforcement Administration

DFSCA

Drug-Free Schools and Communities Act

DHHS

Department of Health and Human Services

DOD

Department of Defense

DoEd

Department of Education

DOL

Department of Labor

DOT

Department of Transportation

DSM-IV

Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, edition 4

DUI

Driving Under the Influence

DWI

Driving While Intoxicated

EAPA

Employee Assistance Professionals Association

EASNA

Employee Assistance Society of North America

EIC

Entertainment Industries Council, Inc.

FBI

Federal Bureau of Investigation

FDA

Food and Drug Administration

FR

Federal Register

HBV

Hepatitis B virus

HCV

Hepatitis C virus

HIV

Human Immunodeficiency Virus

HRSA

Health Resources and Services Administration

HUD

Department of Housing and Urban Development

IBCA

Institute on Black Chemical Abuse

ICAA

International Council on Alcohol and Addictions

ICD-9

International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision

ICPA

International Commission for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency

IHS

Indian Health Service

IV

Intravenous

JACS Jewish Alcoholics, Chemically Dependent Persons and Significant Others

JCAHO

Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations

LCAT

Latino Council on Alcohol and Tobacco

MA

Marijuana Anonymous

MADD

Mothers Against Drunk Driving

NA

Narcotics Anonymous

NAPAN

National Association for the Prevention of Addiction to Narcotics

NAADAC

National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors

NAB-SAW

National Association of Black Substance Abuse Workers

NAC

National AIDS Clearinghouse

NACoA

National Association of Children of Alcoholics

NADAP

National Association on Drug Abuse Problems, Inc.

NALSAP

National Association for Leadership in Student Assistance Programs

NANACOA

National Association of Native American Children of Alcoholics

NAPAFASA

National Asian Pacific American Families Against Substance Abuse, Inc.

NAPARE

National Association for Perinatal Addiction Research and Education

NAPPA

National Association of Prevention Professionals and Advocates, Inc.

Nar-Anon

Recovery Group for Friends, Relatives and Families of Addicts

NARMH

National Association for Rural Mental Health

NASADAD

National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors

NASMHPD

National Association of State Mental Health Program Directors

NASW

National Association of Social Workers

NATI

National Association of Teen Institutes

NBAC

National Black Alcoholism/Addictions Council

NCADD

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence

NCADD

National Commission Against Drunk Driving

NCADI

CSAP’s National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information

NCPA

National Committee for the Prevention of Alcoholism and Drug Dependency

NCPC

National Crime Prevention Council

NEDTEC

National Evaluation Data and Technical Assistance Center

NEDS

National Evaluation Data Services

NEI

Narcotics Education, Inc.

NFIA

National Families in Action

NFP

National Federation of Parents for Drug-Free Youth

NGA

National Governors' Association

NHTSA

National Highway Traffic Safety Administration

NIAAA

National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism

NIDA

National Institute on Drug Abuse

NMA

National Medical Association

NMF

National Masonic Foundation for the Prevention of Drug and Alcohol Abuse Among Children

NNSA

National Nurses Society on Addiction

NOFAS

National Organization for Fetal Alcohol Syndrome

NOSAPP

National Organization of Student Assistance Programs and Professionals

NPIN

National Prevention Information Network

NRHA

National Rural Health Association

NRIADA

National Rural Institute on Alcohol and Drug Abuse

NSAPC

National Student Assistance Program Corp.

NTIES

National Treatment Improvement Evaluation Study

OAS

Office of Applied Studies

OASAS

Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse Services

OIG

Office of the Inspector General

OJJDP

Office of Juvenile Justice and Delinquency Prevention

OJP

Office of Justice Programs

OMH

Office of Minority Health

ONDCP

Office of National Drug Control Policy

ORHP

Office of Rural Health Policy

PDFA

Partnership for a Drug-Free America

PIP

Partners in Prevention

PMD

Prevention Materials Database

PRC

Practice Research Collaborative

PRIDE

Parents' Resource Institute for Drug Education, Inc.

PRN

Practice Research Network

RADAR

Regional Alcohol and Drug Awareness Resource Network

RICHS

Rural Information Center Health Services

RID

Remove Intoxicated Drivers

RSA

Research Society on Alcoholism

RWJ-FB

The Robert Wood Johnson Foundation's Fighting Back

SADD

Students Against Driving Drunk

SAFE

Solvent Abuse Foundation for Education

SAID

Substance Abuse Information Database

SALIS

Substance Abuse Librarians and Information Specialists

SAMHSA

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SDAP

Sports Drug Awareness Program

SMA

State Methadone Authority

SSA

Single State Agency

SNAP

Sane National Alcohol Policy

TAPS

CSAT Technical Assistance Publications Series

TEAM

Techniques of Effective Alcohol Management

TIE

Treatment Improvement Exchange

TIP

CSAT Treatment Improvement Protocol

TOPPS

Treatment Outcomes And Performance Pilot Studies

TB

Tuberculosis

USIA

United States Information Agency

VA

Department of Veterans Affairs


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