Recipients selected from around the Nation

 NAADAC

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FOR IMMEDIATE RELEASE: June 24, 2009                                                                                 

CONTACT:  Donovan Kuehn         703.741.7686, ext. 125                                                                                                                                  This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it  

NAADAC Awards Conference Scholarships  

ALEXANDRIA, Va. – Forty-one addiction professionals from around the nation received assistance to participate in the Sowing the Seeds of Recovery conference is Salt Lake City, Utah. The conference, hosted by NAADAC in conjunction with the Utah State Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, the Association of Utah Substance Abuse Professionals (AUSAP), the Mountain West Addiction Technology Transfer Center, the Alcohol and Drug Abuse Prevention and Treatment (ADAPT) of the U.S. Air Force, and the NALGAP, The Association for Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender Addiction Professionals and Their Allies, will run from August 18-22.

Assistance was made available in part through the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (www.csat.samhsa.gov), the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA) (http://www.nida.nih.gov/), and the Utah Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health (http://www.hsdsa.utah.gov/). Scholarship awards are intended to help those who would not be able to otherwise participate in the conference.

NAADAC awarded 41 scholarships to applicants from 25 U.S. states.

As a part of its collaborative agreement with the Utah State Division of Substance Abuse and Mental Health, additional scholarships will be awarded to addiction professionals who are residents of the state of Utah.

For more information on the NAADAC annual conference, please visit www.naadac.org. For specific questions on scholarships, please contact Diana Kamp at This e-mail address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it .

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NAADAC, The Association for Addiction Professionals, is the largest organization for addiction-focused health care professionals. Founded in 1974, NAADAC is committed to the professional development of individuals who treat and prevent addiction. NAADAC also works to improve the provision of treatment services through education and advocacy programs.

“We help people recover their lives.”