Information about NAADD

The National Association on Alcohol, Drugs and Disability Inc., (NAADD) promotes awareness and education about substance abuse among people with co-existing disabilities. The mission of NAADD is to create public awareness of issues related to alcoholism, drug addiction, and substance abuse faced by persons with other co-existing disabilities, and to provide a peer approach to enhance access to services, information, education and prevention through the collaborative efforts of interested individuals and organizations nationwide.

• They connect and support individuals and organizations with an interest in substance abuse and disability through a network that shares information, strategies, resources and ideas;
• They provide a federal and state government presence to increase opportunities for a high quality research and innovative local programming related to substance abuse and co-existing disabilities;
• They generate and disseminate information about alcohol, drugs and disability through newsletters, journal articles and the Internet;
• They improve access to substance abuse treatment and community services for people with co-existing disabilities;
• They convene regional and national conferences;
• They mobilize collaborative efforts to more efficiently communicate with policy makers.

They are spread across the United States with offices in Florida and California. NAADD bylaws dictate that a minimum of 51% of the Board members shall be persons with disabilities.