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Chemical dependency: Professional Organizations & Resources

Professional Organizations

National Institute on Drug Abuse mission is to lead the nation in bringing the power of science to bear on drug abuse and addiction. This charge has two critical components. The first is the strategic support and conduct of research across a broad range of disciplines. The second is ensuring the rapid and effective dissemination and use of the results of that research to significantly improve prevention and treatment and to inform policy as it relates to drug abuse and addiction.
Drug Policy Alliance promotes alternatives to current drug policy that are grounded in science, compassion, health and human rights.

American Psychological Association (APA) is the largest association of psychologists worldwide. The APA seeks to advance psychology as a science, a profession, and as a means of promoting health, education, and human welfare.