American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP)

Founded in 1985, the American Academy of Addiction Psychiatry (AAAP) is an academic membership society organization and joint accredited continuing education provider whose main educational mission is to educate health care professionals in the prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and co-occurring mental disorders.

Mission:

AAAP is a national professional society that focuses on evidence-based substance use prevention and treatment, particularly for people with substance use disorders and co-occurring psychiatric disorders.
• Promote high quality evidence-based prevention, treatment and recovery.
• Strengthen Addiction Psychiatry specialty training, foster careers in Addiction Psychiatry and promote Addiction Psychiatry as a recognized specialty.
• Provide evidence-based substance use disorder education to healthcare trainees and healthcare professionals.
• Educate the public and influence policy on substance use, co-occurring psychiatric disorders and related issues.