North Carolina Addictions Specialist Professional Practice Board (LCAS licensing authority); International Certification & Reciprocity Consortium (IC&RC, examination developer) · Current AADC blueprint for testing on or after March 16, 2026, read alongside the currently linked AADC Candidate Guide marked Approved: February 2025. The workbook label Licensed Clinical Addictions Specialist maps to North Carolina's Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist (LCAS) credential, whose examination requirement is the IC&RC AADC exam. The assigned slug is preserved; LCAS is not presented as 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.

• Licensed Clinical Addiction Specialist
• Criteria C Programs Newsletter — Spring 2025
• IC&RC Exam Prep and Study Materials
• IC&RC Advanced Alcohol and Drug Counselor Exam Candidate Guide
• AADC Exam Blueprint & Content Domain Changes
• SAMHSA TIP 42, Chapter 3 — Screening and Assessment of Co-Occurring Disorders
• The ASAM Clinical Practice Guideline on Alcohol Withdrawal Management
• Adult Outpatient Brief Suicide Safety Assessment Guide
• Alcohol Use Disorder: From Risk to Diagnosis to Recovery
• SAMHSA TIP 42, Chapter 7 — Treatment Models and Settings for People With Co-Occurring Disorders
• Make Action Plans: Tool 15
• Make Referrals Easy: Tool 21
• SAMHSA TIP 65, Chapter 2 — Framework for Supporting Recovery With Counseling
• SAMHSA TIP 35, Chapter 3 — Motivational Interviewing as a Counseling Style
• SAMHSA TIP 65, Chapter 3 — Counseling Approaches for Promoting Harm Reduction and Preventing Recurrence
• The ASAM/AAAP Clinical Practice Guideline on the Management of Stimulant Use Disorder
• SAMHSA TIP 63, Chapter 3D — Buprenorphine
• What to Do If You Think Someone Is Overdosing
• Recommend Evidence-Based Treatment: Know the Options
• Fact Sheet: 42 CFR Part 2 Final Rule
• SAMHSA TIP 59, Chapter 3 — Culturally Responsive Evaluation and Treatment Planning
• NCASPPB Ethics Rules — October 2020 Update
• IC&RC ADC/AADC Code of Ethics
• Study Quality Assessment Tools
• Opioid Use Disorder: Diagnosis
• SAMHSA TIP 63, Chapter 3F — Medical Management of Patients Taking OUD Medications in Hospital Settings
• SAMHSA TIP 39, Chapter 4 — Integrated Family Counseling To Address Substance Use Disorders
• Attend to Social Needs: Tool 18
• SAMHSA TIP 63, Chapter 3A — Overview of Medications for Opioid Use Disorder
• FDA Requiring Boxed Warning Updated to Improve Safe Use of Benzodiazepine Drug Class
• Tool: Teach-Back
• Creating an Emergency Plan for Telebehavioral Health
• SAMHSA TIP 65, Chapter 4 — Counseling Approaches for Sustaining Recovery and Promoting a Healthy Life
• SAMHSA TIP 41, Chapter 2 — Types of Groups Commonly Used in Substance Abuse Treatment