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ACE: Adverse Childhood Experience
ADAI: University of Washington Alcohol & Drug Abuse Institute
AESD: Association of Educational Service Districts. See also: Educational Service District (ESD)
AGO: Attorney General’s Office
ALTSA: Aging & Long-Term Support Administration
APP: Associate Prevention Professional. See also: Certified Prevention Professional (CPP)
ATOD: Alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs
B
BAC: Blood Alcohol Concentration
BHA: Behavioral Health Administration (BHA)
BHO: Behavioral Health Organizations - term replaced by Managed Care Organizations (MCO) and Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organizations (BH-ASO)
BH-ASO: Behavioral Health Administrative Services Organizations (BH-ASO)
BJA: Bureau of Justice Assistance
BRFSS: Behavioral Risk Factor Surveillance System
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CADCA: Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America
CAP: Corrective Action Plan
CARF: Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities. The term indicates a provider meets standards for accreditation of rehabilitation facilities set by CARF, also known as the Rehabilitation Accreditation Commission.
CAT: Coalition Assessment Tool
CBO: Community-based Organization
CCSAP: College Coalition for Substance Abuse Prevention
CDC: Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDP: Chemical Dependency Professional - term replaced by Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP)
CDPT: Chemical Dependency Professional in Training - term replaced by Substance Use Disorder Professional in Training (SUDPT)
CEA: Cost-Effectiveness Analysis
CHARS: Comprehensive Hospital Abstract Reporting System
CLI: Coalition Leadership Institute
CM or CMASA: Community mobilization against substance abuse
CMHS: Center for Mental Health Services
COA: Council on Accreditation for Children and Family Services, Inc. The term indicates the provider meets standards for accreditation of substance abuse chemical dependency programs set by the council.
COD: Co-Occurring Disorder. The coexistence of both a mental health disorder and a substance use disorder (SUD) is referred to as co-occurring disorders. Co-occurring disorders may include any combination of two or more SUDs and mental disorders identified in the Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, Fifth Edition (DSM-5-TR). The term often reflects that an agency provides services for persons experiencing both mental health disorders and substance use disorders. These services have formerly been referred to as dual disorder or Mentally Ill Chemical Abuser (MICA).
COD-MHC: Co-Occurring Disorder Mental Health Condition. MHC is a broad umbrella term covering all diagnosable mental, behavioral, or emotional disorders. Adult residential treatment programs with the COD-MHC designation offer the following: 1) on-site mental health screening and assessments by a Behavioral Health Administration (BHA) contracted mental health counselor (MHC), 2) access to psychiatric medication and medication management, 3) linkage to community mental health services, and 4) on-site co-occurring education groups. See also: serious mental illness (SMI) and serious emotional disturbance (SED).
CORE: Community Outcome Risk Evaluation. See resource: CORE GIS
CPP: Certified Prevention Professional. See also Associate Prevention Professional (APP)
CPS: Certified Prevention Specialist or Child Protective Services
CPWI: Community Prevention & Wellness Initiative
CSAP: Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAT: Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
D
DARE: Drug Abuse Resistance Education
DASA: Division of Alcohol and Substance Abuse - the functions of this division are now performed by the Behavioral Health Administration (BHA).
DAWN: Drug Abuse Warning Network
DBHR: Division of Behavioral Health & Recovery
DCA: Dedicated Cannabis Account. See also: Dedicated Marijuana Account (DMA)
DCYF: Department of Children, Youth, and Families
DEA: Drug Enforcement Administration
DEL: Department of Early Learning (now the Washington State Department of Children, Youth, and Families)
DMA: Dedicated Marijuana Account, now titled Dedicated Cannabis Account. See also: Dedicated Cannabis Account (DCA)
DOC: Department of Corrections
DOH: Department of Health
DOSA: Drug Offenders Sentencing Alternatives
DSHS: Department of Social and Health Services
DUI: Driving Under the Influence (of alcohol or other drugs). See also: Driving While Intoxicated (DWI)
DWI: Driving While Intoxicated. See also: Driving Under the Influence (DUI)
E
EAP: Employee Assistance Program
EBP: Evidence Based Program. See also: Excellence in Prevention (EIP) registry
EIP: Excellence in Prevention registry. See also: Evidence Based Program (EBP)
ESD: Educational Service District
F
FAS/FAE/FASD: Fetal Alcohol Syndrome/Fetal Alcohol Effect/Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorders
FPC: Family Policy Council
G
GCOSA: Governor’s Council on Substance Abuse
GOIA: Governor’s Office of Indian Affairs
H
HIDTA: High Intensity Drug Trafficking Area
HYS: Washington State Healthy Youth Survey
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IC&RC: Internal Certification & Reciprocity Consortium
ICDB: Integrated Client Database
IOP: Intensive Outpatient Program
ITA: Involuntary Treatment Act
J
JCAHO: Joint Commission on Accreditation of Health Care Organizations. The term indicates the provider meets standards for accreditation of alcohol and substance abuse facilities set by the Commission.
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LCB: Washington State Liquor and Cannabis Board, formerly the Liquor Control Board
LCM: Learning Community Meeting, now referred to as Prevention Provider Meeting (PPM). See also: Prevention Provider Meeting (PPM)
LGBTQ: Lesbian, Gay, Bisexual, Transgender, Queer/Questioning
M
MADD: Mothers Against Drunk Driving
MAT: Medicated-Assisted Treatment
MAUD: Medications for Alcohol Use Disorder
MCO: Managed Care Organization
MHBG: Community Mental Health Services Block Grant
MHCIS: Mental Health Consumer Information System, describing secure, HIPAA-compliant, technology-driven platforms designed to collect data
MICA: Mentally III and Chemically Abusing, now referred to as Co-Occurring Disorder (COD)
MIC: Minor in Consumption
MIP: Minor in Possession
MJ: Marijuana, also called Cannabis
MOUD: Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
MTF: Monitoring the Future. Monitoring the Future is a national survey of American secondary school students conducted annually in the spring of the year by University of Michigan scientists and sponsored by the National Institute on Drug Abuse. A nationally representative sample of students in the 8th, 10th, and 12th grades is studied. In 1999, more than 45,000 students in 433 schools across the nation participated.
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NASADAD: National Association of State Alcohol and Drug Abuse Directors
NCA: National Coalition Academy
NCADI: National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information, formerly coordinated by SAMHSA. Not to be confused with the Federal Motor Carrier Safety Administration’s (FMCSA) database
NIAA: National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism
NIDA: National Institute of Drug Abuse
NIMH: National Institute of Mental Health
NPN: National Prevention Network
NSDUH/NHSDA: National Survey on Drug Use & Health, formerly National Household Survey on Drug Abuse
NW PTTC: Northwest Prevention Technology Transfer Center. See also: PTTC
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OJJ: Office of Juvenile Justice
OJJDP: Office of Juvenile Justice Delinquency Prevention
OJP: Office of Justice Programs
ONDCP: Office of National Drug Control Policy
OSPI: Office of Superintendent of Public Instruction
OUD: Opioid Use Disorder
P
P&I: Prevention & Intervention
PMP: Prescription Monitoring Program
PPM: Prevention Provider Meeting
PRI: Prevention Redesign Initiative. This initiative was implemented by DBHR in 2011 to directing funding that would better target and leverage limited prevention resources to higher-need communities. The goal was to support proven strategies that have long-term, positive impacts, and ultimately led to the creation of today's CPWI program. See also: CPWI
PSCBW: Prevention Specialist Certification Board of Washington
PTTC: Prevention Technology Transfer Center. See also NW PTTC
Px: Prevention, abbreviation used in shorthand communication
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R
RCW: Revised Code of Washington
RFP: Request For Proposal
RSAT: Residential Substance Abuse Treatment
RUaD: Washington State Coalition for Reducing Underage Drinking, now titled Washington Healthy Youth Coalition (WHY). See also: WHY
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SABG: Substance Abuse Block Grant, now titled Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant (SUBG). See also: SUBG
SADD: Students Against Destructive Decisions
SAFTYE: Stop Auto Fatalities Through Youth Efforts, a term used to describe initiatives seeking to reduce teen driving crashes
SAMHSA: Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SAP: Student Assistance Professional. See SAMHSA's Student Assistance: A Guide for School Administrators
SAPISP: Student Assistance Prevention and Intervention Services Program, also referred to Student Assistance Program, or School-based Services
SAPST: Strategic Prevention Framework Application for Prevention Success Training. Previously referred to as Substance Abuse Prevention Skills Training
SBIRT: Screening, Brief Intervention, and Referral to Treatment
SDFC: Safe and Drug-Free Communities Unit, now called Drug-Free Communities (DFC) Program. See also: Drug Free Communities (DFC)
SDFS: Safe and Drug-Free Schools, now called Safe and Supportive Schools
SED: Serious emotional disturbance. See also: serious mental illness (SMI)
SEOW: State Epidemiology Outcome Workgroup. For a list of current workgroups, visit the State Prevention Enhancement (SPE) page
SIG: State Incentive Grant
SIRT: Statewide Incident Response Team, now restructured into Washington State Patrol's Toxicology Laboratory Division
SOR Grant: State Opioid Response Grant
SMI: Serious mental illness. See also: series emotional disturbances (SED).
SPE: State Prevention Enhancement Policy Consortium
SPF: Strategic Prevention Framework
SPTAC: Strategic Prevention Technical Assistance Center
STR Grant: State Targeted Response to the Opioid Crisis Grant
SUBG: Substance Use Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Services Block Grant
SUDP: Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP)
SUDPT: Substance Use Disorder Professional (SUDP) in Training
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TARGET: Treatment and Assessment Reports Generation Tool
Tx: Treatment
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WAC: Washington Administrative Code
WAPC: Washington Poison Center
WASAVP: Washington Association for Substance Abuse & Violence Prevention
WASPC: Washington Association of Sheriffs and Police Chiefs
WHY: Washington Healthy Youth Coalition
WIN: Washington Interagency Network on Substance Abuse, established over 25 years ago to engage representatives from various agencies engaged in substance use disorder prevention. This group is now called Strategic Prevention Enhancement (SPE) Policy Consortium. See also: Strategic Prevention Enhancement (SPE)
WSIPP: Washington State Institute of Public Policy
WSU: Washington State University
WTSC: Washington Traffic Safety Commission
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YCCTPP: Youth Cannabis and Commercial Tobacco Prevention Program (YCCTPP). See also: YMPEP
YMPEP: Youth Marijuana Prevention & Education Program, now titled Youth Cannabis and Commercial Tobacco Prevention Program (YCCTPP). See also: YCCTPP