Introduction
National Association of Addiction Treatment Providers:
- Concentrates on ethical interventions
- Provides integrated treatment approach
- Offers cognitive-behavioral methods (McIver, 2017)
The Code of Ethics
- Reinforces the value of family support
- Recognizes addiction as a complex issue
- Prohibits discrimination
- Reduses biases (Barnett et al., 2018)
The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
- Focuses on psychic health
- Provides self-respect and cultural pride
- Takes an individualized approach (McIver, 2017)
Drug Free America Foundation
- Focused on reducing the percentage of people addicted to drugs
- Ethical strategies influence attitudes toward drug users
- Aims to overcome cultural, government, and social stereotypes (Barnett et al., 2018)
- Foundation introduces the term ‘substance abuse’ rather than ‘drug addiction.’
- Organization observances of the ACA Code of Ethics standards, A.1.d (Kaplan et al., 2017)
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
- Center enforces a code of ethics – A.4.a. avoiding harm
- Provides access to high quality, effective treatment services
- Motivational videos and grants for drug prevention and treatment (Barnett et al., 2018)
Reference
Barnett, A. I., Hall, W., Fry, C. L., Dilkes‐Frayne, E., & Carter, A. (2018). Drug and alcohol treatment providers’ views about the disease model of addiction and its impact on clinical practice: A systematic review. Drug and alcohol review, 37(6), 697-720.
Kaplan, D. M., Francis, P. C., Hermann, M. A., Baca, J. V., Goodnough, G. & Wade, M. E. (2017). New concepts in the 2014 ACA Code of Ethics. Journal of Counseling & Development, 95(1), 110-120.
McIver, J. S. (2017). Seeking solutions to the opioid crisis. Pharmacy and Therapeutics, 42(7), 478..