Acronyms

ACRONYMS

(Alphabet Soup)

AA Alcoholics Anonymous

ACOA Adult Children of Alcoholics

ALANON A recovery group for those who care about the alcoholic

ALATEEN A recovery group for teenagers who care about someone chemically dependent

ASAM American Society of Addiction Medicine

ATOD Alcohol, Tobacco and Other Drugs

BBS Big Book Study

CA Cocaine Anonymous

CAST California Alcohol Screening Test

CD Chemically Dependent or Community Development

CEU Continuing Education Unit

CLI Community-Level Instrument

CLOSED Twelve-step meetings with closed discussion format; you have to have the disease to attend

CO-DA Teens Teenagers recovering from codependency

CODA Co-Dependents Anonymous

CS Twelve-step closed speakers meeting; you must have the disease to attend

CSAP Center for Substance Abuse Prevention, part of the Substance Abuse aned Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Public Health Service (PHS), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

CSAT Center for Substance Abuse Treatment the Substance Abuse aned Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), Public Health Service (PHS), and the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services (HHS)

DA Debtors Anonymous or District Attorne

DAST Drug Abuse Screening Test

DHS Tennessee Department of Human Services

DUI Driving Under the Influence

EA Emotions Anonymous

EAP Employee Assistance Program

EAPA Employee Assistance Professionals Association

GA Gamblers Anonymous

HHS U.S. Office of Health and Human Services

ISA Incest Survivors Anonymous

JCAHO Joint Commission Accrediting Hospital Organizations

LEAP Licensed Employee Assistance Professional

MADD Mothers against Drunk Driving

MAST Michigan Alcohol Screening Test

NA Narcotics Anonymous

NAR-ANON A recovery group for those who care about the chemically addicted

NASADAD National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors, professional association of directors of State agencies with primary responsibility for planning and funding ATOD prevention and Treatment Services

NCADI National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, call 1-800-SAY-NO-TO

NOMs National Outcome Measures

NREPP National Registry of Effective Programs and Practices

OA Overeaters Anonymous

AD Twelve-step meetings with open-discussion format, you do not have to have the disease to attend

Open Twelve-step meeting that is open to all to attend. You do not have to have the disease to attend

OS Twelve-step meeting that is a speakers meeting and open for anyone to attend

PDH Professional Development Hours

PHS Public Health Service

Q&A Questions and Answers

QA Quality Assurance

QI Quality Improvement

S-ANON A recovery group for those who care about the sexaholic

SA Sexaholics Anonymous

SAA Sex Addicts Anonymous

SAMHSA Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration

SASA Sexually Abused Survivors Anonymous

SASSI Substance Abuse Subtle Screening Inventory

SG Twelve-step related Step Group

SIA Survivors of Incest Anonymous

SLAA Sex and Love Addicts Anonymous

SPF Strategic Prevention Framework

SPF-SIG Strategic Prevention Framework-State Incentive Grant

SS Twelve-step related Step Study

TA Technical Assistance

TAADAS Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug and other Addiction Services

TOT Training of Trainers

12-12 Twelve Steps and Twelve Traditions