Addiction Counselor Exam Review

Opiate Commission Preliminary Report Dr. Dawn-Elise Snipes Executive Director: AllCEUs Counseling Education https://www.whitehouse.gov/sites/whitehouse.gov/files/ondcp/commission-interim-report.pdf Training on basic addiction counselor competencies or Addiction Counselor Certification Training Intro ~ In 2015, 27 million people reported current use of illegal drugs or abuse of prescription drugs. ~ Only 10 percent of the nearly 21 million citizens with a substance use disorder (SUD) receive any type of specialty treatment ~ With approximately 142 Americans dying every day, America is enduring a death toll equal to September 11th every three weeks. Recommendations ~ Rapidly increase treatment capacity.