Rhode Island Association for Addiction Professionals (RIAAP)

Rhode Island Association for Addiction Professionals (RIAAP), is a proud affiliate of NAADAC, the Association for Addiction Professionals. NAADAC members are addiction counselors, educators, and other addiction-focused health care professionals who specialize in addiction prevention, treatment, recovery support, and education.

NAADAC promotes excellence in care by advocating for the highest quality and most up-to-date, science-based services for clients, families and communities. NAADAC does this by providing education, clinical training and certification. Among the organization’s national certification programs are the National Certified Addiction Counselor, Nicotine Depedence Specialist credential and the Masters Addiction Counselor designations. NAADAC has credentialed more than 21,000 counselors, playing an important role in sustaining quality health services and protecting the well being of the public.

“NAADAC’s Mission is to lead, unify and empower addiction focused professionals to achieve excellence through education, advocacy, knowledge, standards of practice, ethics, professional development and research.”

– NAADAC Mission Statement adopted 1998