Join a vibrant community of addiction professionals dedicated to excellence in addiction treatment and recovery. VAAP’s individual membership categories cater to professionals at every stage of their careers, including: 

Professional Members: For individuals practicing as addiction professionals and/or holding qualifications, licenses, or certifications. 

Associate Members: For individuals working towards qualifications, licenses, or certifications, under supervision, or other non-clinical professionals. 

Peer Recovery Support Members: For credentialed, licensed, certified, or registered peer recovery support specialists or recovery coaches. 

Student Members: For students enrolled in college, university, or state-approved training facilities. Student members must not be currently licensed or certified as an addiction professional, or practicing as an addiction professional.

Retired Members: For retired professionals no longer practicing but looking to stay connected to the field. 

NAADAC, founded in 1972, is the only professional membership organization that serves counselors who specialize in addiction treatment. With nearly 14,000 members and 47 state affiliates representing more than 80,000 addiction counselors, NAADAC has the nation’s largest network of alcoholism and drug abuse treatment professionals. These experts are working to create healthier families and communities through prevention, intervention, and quality treatment.

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.