Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors

For more information on substance abuse and counseling careers, contact the following organizations:
American Counseling Association (ACA)
2461 Eisenhower Avenue, Suite 300
Alexandria, VA, 22314
Tel: (800) 347-6647
Fax: (800) 473-2329
https://www.counseling.org

American Federation of Government Employees, AFL-CIO (AFGE)
80 F Street, NW
Washington, DC, 20001
Tel: (202) 737-8700
Email: questions@afge.org
https://www.afge.org

For information on certification, contact
NAADAC, The National Association for Addiction Professionals
44 Canal Center Plaza, Suite 301
Alexandria, VA, 22314
Tel: (703) 741-7686
Fax: (703) 741-7698
Email: naadac@naadac.org
https://www.naadac.org

For information on certification, contact
National Board for Certified Counselors (NBCC)
3 Terrace Way
Greensboro, NC, 27403-3660
Tel: (336) 547-0607
Fax: (336) 547-0017
Email: nbcc@nbcc.org
https://www.nbcc.org

For more information, contact
National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA)
Tel: (301) 443-3860
Email: AskNIAAA@nih.gov
https://www.niaaa.nih.gov

For more information, contact
National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)
Office of Science Policy and Communications, C/O NIH Mail Center, 3WFN MSC 6024, 16071 Industrial Dr. - Dock 11
Gaithersburg, MD, 20892
Tel: (301) 443-6441
https://nida.nih.gov