Addiction Medicine: Closing the Gap between Science and Practice

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National Online Survey of Members of Professional Associations Involved in


Addiction Care


Responses from 1,142 survey participants. The number corresponding to each response option represents
the percent, among those responding to the question, that provided the particular response.



  1. To what professional organization do you belong?


9.9 American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)
2.7 American Association for the Treatment of Opioid Dependence (AATOD)
8.9 American Psychological Association (APA)
26.0 American Society of Addiction Medicine (ASAM)
5.7 Association for the Treatment of Tobacco Use and Dependence (ATTUD)
17.1 National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors (NAADAC)
7.2 National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers (NAATP)
2.5 National Association of County Behavioral Health and Developmental Disability Directors (NACBHDD)
1.7 National Council for Community Behavioral Healthcare (NCCBH)
2.2 State Association of Addiction Services (SAAS)
0.3 Therapeutic Communities of America (TCA)
15.8 Other



  1. If you were designing a treatment program to meet the needs of individuals in your community,
    how important would it be to include each of the following? (Please rate each option on a scale
    from Not At All Important to Very Important as presented below).


Screenings and Brief Interventions
0.2 1=Not at all Important
3.1 2=
8.7 3=
18.7 4=
69.3 5=Very Important
Comprehensive Assessments
0.2 1=Not at all Important
1.7 2=
7.0 3=
17.9 4=
73.2 5=Very Important
Detoxification Services
1.2 1=Not at all Important
4.5 2=
10.7 3=
20.8 4=
62.8 5=Very Important
Individual cognitive-behavioral therapy
0.5 1=Not at all Important
4.4 2=
15.8 3=
29.0 4=
50.4 5=Very Important

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