Following ten months of aggressive restructuring since installing our new staff in May of 2015, our National Association emerged from an intensive two-day Winter Board Meeting last night with major progress and initiatives including:

Read the "Behavioral Healthcare" article with NAATP comments on parity from our Director and Board Member Scott Munson of Sundown M.

Cumberland Heights drug and alcohol rehabilitation center will spend much of 2016 celebrating its 50th Anniversary and highlighting success stories from thousands of Nashvillians who have received treatment.

NAATP and its members' support of the Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act (CARA) is paying off as the bill moves forward in the Senate. The bill sponsors sought NAATP assistance and our members responded.

The White House announcement on its new efforts to address Rx drug abuse reminded us all about the extensive toll this crisis has taken on this country. For example, more Americans now die from drug overdoses (the majority from Rx drugs) than from motor vehicle accidents.

NAATP Staff are in Fort Lauderdale this week prepping for the 2016 National Leadership Conference in May. The conference program is set and registration will open in a few days!

NAATP 2016 Leadership Conference

We ARE making progress! It is not a small matter that the President cited our nation's growing prescription drug and heroin epidemic as a national priority in the State of the Union Address last night.

Leadership requires vision, honest assessment, and energy. Read NAATP's Hopes for 2016 in this week's edition of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly (page 8, bottom of first column). 

The Centers for Disease Control (CDC) planned to act to combat opioid addiction by releasing guidelines this month calling for more cautious opioid prescribing. CDC's plan is being stalled by the opioid lobby.

Dear NAATP Members and Colleagues,

I am pleased to share a special year-end letter from NAATP with you. As 2015 draws to a  close, please take a few minutes to open and read the letter from the NAATP Staff and  Board of Directors. 

Congress readies for recess while CARA is pending and conflated with gun rights.

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Since the founding of NAATP in 1978 by a handful of pioneering treatment centers, NAATP has worked to provide the addiction service industry, and our industry leadership in particular, with a forum in which to come together, share best practices, and evolve in order to provide the best possible service to those who suffer from addiction.

As NAATP's 37th year draws to a close, we thank you for your support of our industry and of the individuals suffering and recovering from the disease of addiction.

NAATP staff is pictured above with the research and design team from Design Room Creative (dR). dR is conducting the NAATP rebranding project.  They will be present to launch the new NAATP brand and share branding strategy with NAATP members at the 2016 Leadership Conference.

MHPAEA, passed in 2008, is designed to end discriminatory health care practices toward mental illness and addiction (MH/SUD). The law prohibits plans from applying financial requirements or treatment limitations to mental MH/SUD benefits that are more restrictive than those applied to medical/surgical benefits.

From SAMHSA Acting Administrator Kana Enomoto: "As SAMHSA continues its efforts to improve the behavioral health of children, adults, families, communities, tribes, territories, and states across the country, we have been working diligently to fill a number of key leadership and management roles. Today, I share some important personnel announcements...."

NAATP responds to recent press coverage on the use of Medically Assisted Treatment (MAT) by stressing the importance of integrating multiple systems of care including MAT, bio-psycho-social, and 12-Step care.

Read MAT News Release and Values Statement >>