The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals

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The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals GACA is a not-profit association dedicated to high standards for professionals who provide counseling for individuals suffering with substance use disorders.

Est 1980, (GACA) The Georgia Association of Addiction Professionals is the only membership not-profit professional certification board over 4500 addiction credentials in the state of Ga. & is voluntarily managed by leading top addiction professionals. Established in 1980, GACA is comprised of a volunteer Board of Directors elected by the membership and a volunteer Certification Committee. Our express concern is the welfare of persons suffering with substance use disorders in the state of Georgia. We want your input, your voice, and your suggestions. Your presence at our meetings and conferences helps us grow stronger together. Your service on our board and committees helps us fulfill our mission. We need your support and feedback in legislative matters. We need your voice to battle to reduce stigma, increase access to care, and support treatment and recovery. Thank you to each of our members on the Board of Directors and Certification Committee members for all the hard work accomplished each year to make GACA Georgia’s premier Addiction Counselor certifying body and membership organization. We could not accomplish this without the dedicated support of the GACA office staff. Finally I thank YOU – our members and associates. We could not do the work we do on behalf of our clients and families without your membership and continued support.

Join the Southeast Addiction Recovery Coalition for our Inaugural Southeast Recovery Conversation These Zoom meetings a...
10/12/2026

Join the Southeast Addiction Recovery Coalition for our Inaugural Southeast Recovery Conversation

These Zoom meetings are open to everyone and anyone. Each meeting will feature a special guest sharing on policy of interest to the Recovery Community

If you enjoy policy discussions, this is your meeting

Join SEARC as we unite recovery leaders from across the Southeast and build a Constituency of Consequence to advance policies to save lives, restore families, and strengthen communities across the Southeast

🟣 The South Recovers In Communities

🟣 The Southeast Recovery Conversation

Tuesday 13 October
6 PM CST / 7 PM EST

VIA Zoom
LINK HERE

Host: Curt Lindsley

Special Guest:
Lisa Lide Bright
The Will Bright Foundation

Topic:
The NOPAIN for Veterans Act and The Alternatives to Pain Act

Legislative Update:
Jessica Ashby

SEARC Update:
Jeff Breedlove

Join the Georgia General Assembly Working Group on Addiction and Recovery for a policy discussion and briefing via Zoom ...
10/12/2026

Join the Georgia General Assembly Working Group on Addiction and Recovery for a policy discussion and briefing via Zoom on Tuesday 13 October 2026

🟣 A Special National Prevention Month Event
🟣 The Importance of Prevention in the Georgia Recovery Community

Tuesday 13 October
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
VIA Zoom
Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7434712140
Meeting ID: 743 471 2140

Co-Chairs: Senator Randy Robertson, Senator Sonya Halpern , Representative Matthew Gambill, and Representative Michelle Au

Moderator: Jeff Breedlove

Dr. Chasity Daniels
School Counselor/SEL Liaison
Atlanta Public Schools

Cammie Wolf Rice
Founder CWC Alliance

John Mandy Bringuel
Statewide Project Director

Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative

Rachel Kayden
Program Director of Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council

🎬 FREE VIRTUAL FILM SCREENING — SHUFFLE 🎬Join The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals on Wednesday, 21 Octob...
10/08/2026

🎬 FREE VIRTUAL FILM SCREENING — SHUFFLE 🎬

Join The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals on Wednesday, 21 October at 7:00 PM for a free virtual screening of SHUFFLE, followed by a Q&A with director Benjamin Flaherty.

Recognized as an SXSW Film & TV Festival 2025 winner and a New York Times Critics’ Pick, SHUFFLE offers a compelling look at the human impact of well-intentioned policies and systems that can become harmful when they lose sight of the people they are designed to serve.

For addiction and behavioral health professionals, the film provides an opportunity to think critically about treatment systems, client welfare, ethical decision-making, and the ways organizational and policy decisions can shape real-world care.

Click here to get your Free ticket: https://shorturl.at/IvD7e and join us for this important conversation!



LIVE COURTROOM DEBATE 🗞️🗞️🗞️Ethics, Law and Real-World Scenarios in Addiction and RecoveryJoin The Georgia Association f...
10/08/2026

LIVE COURTROOM DEBATE 🗞️🗞️🗞️

Ethics, Law and Real-World Scenarios in Addiction and Recovery

Join The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals at the at our 44th Annual Fall Conference for an engaging and interactive live courtroom debate featuring real-world ethical and legal issues faced by addiction professionals.

This dynamic session will explore multiple perspectives, encourage critical thinking, and highlight best practices in ethical decision-making.

This is a must attend session 🔥🔥🔥

Register for 44th Annual Fall Conference held at Epworth by the Sea on St. Simon's Island, Georgia- October 23-26, 2026!

Register here: https://gacaorg.regfox.com/annual-fall-conferencest-simons-island




The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals Executive Director, Donna Ritter, Co-Hosted the sixth meeting of Geo...
10/08/2026

The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals Executive Director, Donna Ritter, Co-Hosted the sixth meeting of Georgia Behavioral Health Alliance (GBHA) with Candice Whittaker with The Georgia Association of Recovery Residences which was moderated by Jeff Breedlove

If you love policy in the Addiction Epidemic space - these are your meetings

A Very Special National Prevention Month Meeting on the Power of Prevention in the Georgia Recovery Community

Thank you to Cammie Wolf Rice with CWC Alliance and John Mandy Bringuel with Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative for two powerful presentations

The next meeting is 21 October at 12 PM EST via Zoom - it will be a special meeting to discuss policy in preparation for the Georgia General Assembly

Georgia Recovers In Communities



Join the Southeast Addiction Recovery Coalition for our Inaugural Southeast Recovery Conversation These Zoom meetings a...
10/07/2026

Join the Southeast Addiction Recovery Coalition for our Inaugural Southeast Recovery Conversation

These Zoom meetings are open to everyone and anyone. Each meeting will feature a special guest sharing on policy of interest to the Recovery Community

If you enjoy policy discussions, this is your meeting

Join SEARC as we unite recovery leaders from across the Southeast and build a Constituency of Consequence to advance policies to save lives, restore families, and strengthen communities across the Southeast

🟣 The South Recovers In Communities

🟣 The Southeast Recovery Conversation

Tuesday 13 October
6 PM CST / 7 PM EST

VIA Zoom
LINK HERE

Host: Curt Lindsley

Special Guest:
Lisa Lide Bright
The Will Bright Foundation

Topic:
The NOPAIN for Veterans Act and The Alternatives to Pain Act

Legislative Update:
Tara Moseley Hyde
Jessica Ashby

SEARC Update:
Jeff Breedlove

TODAY at 12 PM EST VIA ZOOM 🟪 Join the Georgia Behavioral Health Alliance National Prevention Month Conversation via Zoo...
10/07/2026

TODAY at 12 PM EST VIA ZOOM

🟪 Join the Georgia Behavioral Health Alliance National Prevention Month Conversation via Zoom on Wednesday 7 October, 2026

🟣 A Very Special National Prevention Month Meeting on the Power of Prevention in the Georgia Recovery Community

Wednesday 7 October
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
VIA Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7434712140

Donna Ritter with The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals and Candice Whittaker with Georgia Association of Recovery Residences - Hosts

Jeff Breedlove - Moderator

Cammie Wolf Rice
Founder CWC Alliance

John Mandy Bringuel
Statewide Project Director of the Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative




Join the Georgia General Assembly Working Group on Addiction and Recovery for a policy discussion and briefing via Zoom ...
10/06/2026

Join the Georgia General Assembly Working Group on Addiction and Recovery for a policy discussion and briefing via Zoom on Tuesday 13 October 2026

🟣 A Special National Prevention Month Event

🟣 The Importance of Prevention in the Georgia Recovery Community

Tuesday 13 October
10:00 AM - 11:00 AM
VIA Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7434712140

Meeting ID: 743 471 2140

Co-Chairs: Senator Randy Robertson, Senator Sonya Halpern , Representative Matthew Gambill, and Representative Michelle Au

Moderator: Jeff Breedlove

Dr. Chasity Daniels
School Counselor/SEL Liaison
Atlanta Public Schools

Cammie Wolf Rice
Founder
CWC Alliance

John Mandy Bringuel
Statewide Project Director
Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative

Rachel Kayden
Program Director
Forsyth County Drug Awareness Council

We going to have a bonfire 🔥 and s'mores - it going to be epic - join The Georgia Association for Addiction Professional...
10/06/2026

We going to have a bonfire 🔥 and s'mores - it going to be epic - join The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals for a cozy evening by the fire with s'mores, conversation, and community at our 44th Annual Fall Conference 🎉🎉🎉🎉

Register for 44th Annual Fall Conference held at Epworth by the Sea on St. Simon's Island, Georgia- October 23-26, 2026!

Register here: https://gacaorg.regfox.com/annual-fall-conferencest-simons-island




🟪 Join the Georgia Behavioral Health Alliance National Prevention Month Conversation via Zoom on Wednesday 7 October, 2...
10/05/2026

🟪 Join the Georgia Behavioral Health Alliance National Prevention Month Conversation via Zoom on Wednesday 7 October, 2026

🟣 A Very Special National Prevention Month Meeting on the Power of Prevention in the Georgia Recovery Community

Wednesday 7 October
12:00 PM - 1:00 PM
VIA Zoom

Join Zoom Meeting: https://us02web.zoom.us/j/7434712140

Donna Ritter with The Georgia Association for Addiction Professionals and Candice Whittaker with Georgia Association of Recovery Residences - Hosts

Jeff Breedlove - Moderator

Cammie Wolf Rice
Founder CWC Alliance

John Mandy Bringuel
Statewide Project Director of the Georgia Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Initiative




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4015 S Cobb Drive SE, Ste 160
Smyrna, GA
30080

Opening Hours

Monday 8:30am - 4pm
Tuesday 8:30am - 4pm
Wednesday 8:30am - 4pm
Thursday 8:30am - 4pm
Friday 8:30am - 4pm

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