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The Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England, formerly known as the
Addiction Training Center of New England (ATC-NE), was initiated in 1993. In
response to a perceived shortage in the public sector of well-trained addiction
treatment professionals and a U.S. Congressional mandate, the Center for
Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT) funded the establishment of eleven Addiction
Training Centers across the United States.

Initially, the ATTC-NE's emphasis was to enhance the development and quality of
training programs in addiction treatment. These enhancements included
curriculum development and revision in institutions of higher education,
sponsorship of workshops, conference seminars, and other continuing education
events, the development and implementation of a comprehensive training needs
assessment, and technological initiatives such as video-conferences, interactive
television networks, and distance learning.

In 1996 the extended congressional budget negotiations resulted in significant
changes in the direction of SAMHSA, CSAT and the ATTC program. As a direct
result of these changes, the former Addiction Training Center of New England
changed its name to the Addiction Technology Transfer Center of New England
and was given a new focus - knowledge development, application,
implementation, and dissemination, utilizing innovative technology.