International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC); CAADC credentials are awarded by participating jurisdictional member boards · Current AADC blueprint for examinations on or after March 16, 2026. The currently linked candidate guide states approval in February 2025; the March 2026 blueprint comparison establishes its implementation date. Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor (CAADC) is a member-board credential designation using the IC&RC AADC examination, as explicitly documented by the Tennessee Certification Board. CAADC is not a separate IC&RC examination.

This original 20-question sample covers selected topics across the outline. It does not reproduce official exam questions or cover every tested topic.

• IC&RC: Advanced Alcohol & Drug Counselor
• Tennessee Certification Board: Certified Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor
• IC&RC AADC Exam Candidate Guide
• IC&RC AADC Exam Blueprint & Content Domain Changes
• NIAAA: Alcohol Use Disorder—From Risk to Diagnosis to Recovery
• NIMH: Adult Outpatient Brief Suicide Safety Assessment Guide
• SAMHSA TIP 42: Substance Use Disorder Treatment for People With Co-Occurring Disorders, Updated 2020
• ASAM: About the ASAM Criteria
• SAMHSA TIP 35, Chapter 3: Motivational Interviewing as a Counseling Style
• SAMHSA TIP 34, Chapter 4: Brief Cognitive-Behavioral Therapy
• AHRQ: Use the Teach-Back Method
• CDC: Opioid Use Disorder—Treating
• CDC: 5 Things to Know About Naloxone
• SAMHSA TIP 41, Chapter 6: Group Leadership, Concepts, and Techniques
• NAADAC/NCC AP Code of Ethics, Effective June 1, 2025
• HHS: Understanding Confidentiality of SUD Patient Records or Part 2
• CMS Medicare Program Integrity Manual, Chapter 3
• HHS: Licensure for Behavioral Health
• NIH Clinical Center: Clinical Trial Process
• NHLBI: Study Quality Assessment Tools