International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium/ Alcohol & Other Drug Abuse (IC&RC/AODA)
IC&RC's mission is to establish, monitor and advance reciprocal competency standards for credentialing of professionals engaged in prevention and treatment of substance use disorders and related problems.

Iowa Substance Abuse Information Center (ISAIC)
A directory of substance abuse links; drug and alcohol abuse, gambling, health and mental health issues, violence prevention; information for professionals and the public. Plus an online Directory of Treatment/Prevention Services.

Training Resources
The purpose of Training Resources is to provide quality training at a reasonable cost for substance abuse and other helping professionals.

Addiction Technology Transfer Centers (ATTC)
The ATTC consists of 14 regional centers that serve the entire 50 states, in addition to a national center located in Kansas City, Missouri.
Prairielands ATTC is the regional center for the State of Iowa with a home office in the University of Iowa College of Public Health, Department of Community and Behavioral Health.  The PATTC also serves residents and providers of Nebraska, Minnesota, North Dakota, and South Dakota, with funding until 2007.  The ATTC network aims to increase the knowledge and skills of addiction treatment practitioners; to heighten the awareness, knowledge, and skills of all substance abuse professionals; and to foster regional and national alliances among practitioners, researchers, policy makers, funders, and consumers to support and implement best treatment practices.

AddictionEd.org: An International Reference for Distance Education Opportunities
Created by the Addiction Technology Transfer Center (ATTC) program, this site will be the most comprehensive resource of distance education opportunities available in the field of substance abuse.

Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA)
SAMHSA is the Federal agency charged with improving the quality and availability of prevention, treatment, and rehabilitation services in order to reduce illness, death, disability, and cost to society resulting from substance abuse and mental illnesses. SAMHSA is comprised of three Centers that carry out the agency's mission: The Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS), The Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP), and The Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

Center for Mental Health Services (CMHS)
CMHS leads Federal efforts to treat mental illnesses by promoting mental health and by preventing the development or worsening of mental illness when possible.

Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT)
The SAMHSA center that has programs designed to improve treatment services and make them more available to those in need.

Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP)
The SAMHSA center whose mission is to provide national leadership in the Federal effort to prevent alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug problems. CSAP participates in the development of new knowledge about prevention, disseminates it in a user friendly manner, and encourages its application in settings where it is likely to prevent or reduce substance abuse.