Tennessee Association of Alcohol, Drug & Other Addiction Services (TAADAS)

The Training Program is a program through which alcohol and drug use and abuse service providers and professionals shall receive alcohol and drug use and abuse prevention, alcohol and drug use and abuse treatment, and alcohol and drug use and abuse recovery training.

The Problem Gambling Outreach, Education, and Referrals Program is a statewide, multi-purpose program designed to provide outreach to the general population, persons at risk for gambling problems, and service providers to raise awareness of the risks of problem gambling and pathological gambling, the prevention of problem gambling and pathological gambling, and the resources available to help those affected with these conditions.

The Coalition Coordination Project is one through which Substance Abuse Prevention Coalitions, Tennessee Prevention Advisory Council Regional Workgroups, and the Tennessee Prevention Advisory Council will be provided a communication conduit and support system to enhance the coordination and effectiveness of environmental prevention strategies using the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services’ Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s Strategic Prevention Planning Framework. Fiscal oversight and administrative agent services on behalf of the members of the Prevention Alliance of Tennessee are also provided.

TAADAS advocates for meaningful and appropriate access to high quality addiction care and the tools to achieve these goals. Currently, TAADAS is concerned with the need for more state-funded substance abuse treatment options to serve those without any source for accessing recovery. We support both providers and consumers with these efforts, striving to influence and shape the available delivery system of health care services. In support of these goals, TAADAS secured an advocacy grant from the Healing Trust which will enable stronger more collaborative approaches. TAADAS monitors state and national policies on addictions, co-occurring, prevention, and recovery-support services. If TAADAS determines the treatment and recovery communities are or will be negatively affected by existing or potential legislation or policy initiatives, we strive to reach out to our collaborative partners to address any barriers to service. Often, TAADAS is the voice for those who can no longer speak for themselves or who have simply given up on receiving help for substance use disorder or mental health treatment services.