Position Statements & Issue Briefs

Position statements comprise NAADAC’s stance on a certain issue. They seek to complement and strengthen NAADAC’s legislative agenda. Please click on the hyperlinks below to access this important information and to learn more about NAADAC’s positions on key issues!
 

• NAADAC Position Statement on Critical Issues in the Black Community: The Complexities of SUD Treatment (2022)
• NAADAC Position Statement on the Legalization and Criminalization of Cannabis (2021)
• NAADAC Position Statement on the Medical and Recreational Use of Cannabis (2019)
• NAADAC Position Statement on the Protection of Client Confidentiality & Right to Privacy and 42 CFR Part 2 (2019)
• NAADAC’s Position on Effectively Treating the Opioid Epidemic (2019)
• Investing in the Addiction Workforce (2019)
• Addiction Professional Credentialing: The Need for National Standards (2019)
• Protect Patient Confidentiality and Access to Treatment: Maintain Newly Created Privacy Protections (2019)

Issue Briefs act as learning tools for NAADAC members. These briefs summarize issues that are of importance to addiction professionals. The information contained in the hyperlinks below will provide support for NAADAC members when interacting with public officials and the media.

• Access to Recovery
• Mandatory School-based Adolescent Drug Testing
• Nicotine Dependence
• Reauthorization of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
• Substance Abuse and Mental Health Parity
• Veterans Care (2007)
• Workforce Development