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Appendix D -- Acronyms

AA
Alcoholics Anonymous
AIDS
acquired immunodeficiency syndrome
AMSAODD
American Medical Society on Alcoholism and Other Drug Dependencies (now the American Society of Addiction Medicine [ASAM])
AOD
alcohol and other drug
APA
American Psychiatric Association
ASAM
American Society of Addiction Medicine
ASI
Addiction Severity Index
AZT
azidothymidine
CARF
Commission on Accreditation of Rehabilitation Facilities
CDC
Centers for Disease Control and Prevention
CDRH
chemical dependency recovery hospital
CFR
Code of Federal Regulations
CNS
central nervous system
CSAP
Center for Substance Abuse Prevention
CSAT
Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
DEA
Drug Enforcement Administration
DHHS
Department of Health and Human Services
DSM-III-R
Diagnostic and Statistical Manual of Mental Disorders, edition 3, revised. Superseded in 1994 by DSM-IV-R.
DTs
delirium tremens
FDA
Food and Drug Administration
FR
Federal Register
GC/MS
gas chromatography/mass spectrometry
HBV
hepatitis B virus
HCFA
Health Care Financing Administration
HCV
hepatitis C virus
HIV
human immunodeficiency virus
HUD
Department of Housing and Urban Development
ICD-9
International Classification of Diseases, ninth revision
IND
investigational new drug
IV
intravenous
JCAHO
Joint Commission on Accreditation of Healthcare Organizations
LAAM
levo-alpha-acetylmethadol
NA
Narcotics Anonymous
NAPAN
National Association for the Prevention of Addiction to Narcotics
NCA
National Council on Alcoholism (now the National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency [NCADD])
NCADD
National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependency
NIDA
National Institute on Drug Abuse
NIMH
National Institute on Mental Health
ONDCP
Office of National Drug Control Policy
OSHA
Office of Safety and Health Administration
PPD
purified protein derivative
RIA
radioimmunoassay
SAMHSA
Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration
SMA
State Methadone Authority
SSA
single State agency
STD
sexually transmitted disease
TB
tuberculosis
TLC
thin-layer chromatography
 



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