NAADAC stands for what organization?

• A. National Association of Alcohol and Drug Abuse Counselors
• B. National Association of Addiction and Drug Counselors
• C. National Association of Alcoholic and Drug Counselors
• D. National Association of Counseling and Drug Abuse

Answer: (A)

This question tests your knowledge of the name behind the acronym NAADAC, a well-known national group for addiction professionals. The expansion most commonly associated with NAADAC is National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors. This fits the acronym perfectly: National Association (NA) plus Alcoholism and Drug Abuse (AD) plus Counselors (C).

The other wording choices don’t match the recognized title. They either switch Alcoholism to Addiction, use a stigmatizing term like Alcoholic, or rearrange the words in a way that doesn’t reflect the organization’s official designation as counselors rather than counseling.

Note that the organization is now more often referred to as The Association for Addiction Professionals, but NAADAC’s historical expansion—National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors—remains the correct association name people are testing for.