Danya Institute Inc.

A Guide to Abbreviations and Acronyms

The Danya Institute is pleased to present this list of frequently used acronyms for our stakeholders.

AAAP – American Academy of Addiction Psychiatrists
ACA – Affordable Care Act or Adult Child of Alcoholic
ACO
– Accountable Care Organizations
AETC – AIDS Education and Training Center
AHEC – Area Health Education Center
AMA – American Medical Association
APA
– American Psychiatric Association
ASAM
– American Society of Addiction Medicine
ATC – 
Addiction Training Center
ATTC
– Addiction Technology Transfer Center Network
BRSS TACS – Bringing Recovery Supports to Scale / Technical Assistance Center Strategy
CADC – Certified Alcohol and Drug Counselor
CEU – Continuing Education Unit
CDC
– Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CHHATT
– Center for HIV Hepatitis & Addiction Training and Technology
CHW
– Community Health Works or Worker
COD
– Co-occurring disorders
CS
– Clinician Supervision
CSAT
– Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
CSBS
– Customer Satisfaction and Benefit Survey
CTN
– Clinical Trial Network
EBP – Evidence-Based Practice
GPRA
– Government Performance and Results Act
MI – Motivation Interviewing
NAADAC – National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (The National Association for Addiction Professionals)
NASADAD – National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
NET – National Evaluation Team
NIDA – National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIATx – Network for the Improvement of Addiction Treatment
NCO – National Coordinating Office
OMB – Office of Management and Budget
PDCA – Plan, Do, Check, Act
PFR – Partners in Recovery
PIR – Person in Recovery
RFA – Request for Application
ROSC – Recovery-oriented system of care
SAMHSA – Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SABGSubstance Abuse Prevention and Treatment Block Grant
SBIRT – Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
SSA – Single State Agency
TIP – Treatment Improvement Protocol
TAPsTechnical Assistance Publications