# Addiction Professionals

Addiction Professionals is a registration body and professional network based in Shrewsbury that serves addiction specialists, clinicians and non-medical prescribers across the UK. They function as a credentialing organisation that establishes professional standards whilst connecting practitioners with ongoing learning opportunities and peer support.

The organisation primarily serves two audiences: addiction professionals seeking career development and registration, and members of the public requiring guidance on addiction treatment options. Their practitioner directory acts as a quality assurance mechanism, enabling patients to identify trusted, registered specialists whilst protecting public safety through professional accountability.

What distinguishes Addiction Professionals is their comprehensive ecosystem of professional development. Rather than simply maintaining a register, they actively foster knowledge-sharing through specialist forums—notably the National Substance Misuse Non-Medical Prescriber Forum—which provides peer learning networks for practitioners specialising in substance misuse. They curate clinical updates, host annual conferences like the 30-year-running Managing Addictions in Primary Care event, and develop evidence-based e-learning modules addressing contemporary issues such as naloxone administration and opioid dependency management.

Their membership structure accommodates professionals at different career stages, whilst their educational resources—ranging from webinars to clinical articles—ensure practitioners remain current with evolving best practice. The organisation demonstrates particular responsiveness to emerging healthcare issues, recently addressing social media liability in addiction contexts and gaps in opioid addiction care. This combination of registration authority, educational provision, and practitioner advocacy positions them as a substantive professional body rather than a passive directory service.