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  Registered Addiction Specialist (RAS) Certification Handbook and Policies and Procedures  
  Updates may be made to the RAS Handbook and Policies and Procedures at any time by Breining Institute  
  The Exam Tutorial is available on-line, anytime at www.breining.edu, by selecting the "Exam Tutorial" link.  
  There are over 170 test centers located throughout the United States.  
   
Certification Statistics
Exam passing rate currently at all-time high.
Free on-line tutorial and comprehensive study guide credited with success.

2009: 79.1%
2008: 72.3%
2007: 68.5%
2006: 60.8%

2009 Exam Statistics
Total number of tests administered (includes exam re-takes): 631
Total number of candidates: 575
Total number of candidates who passed the exam: 455
Percentage of candidates who passed: 79.1 %
Candidates who passed the exam the first time: 427
Of those who passed the exam, percentage of candidates passing the first time: 93.8%

Over 150 educational institutions provide qualifying education
155 educational institutions throughout the United States and Canada have provided qualifying education to RAS candidates.
Between July 2008 and June 2010, the RAS exam was administered to 1,429 candidates from 124 educational institutions.
97% of RAS candidates receive their qualifying education from institutions other than Breining Institute.
 

 
  Continuing Education (CE) courses may be completed entirely on-line.
If you would like to use Breining courses, go to the www.breining.edu web site and select the "On-Line CE" link.
 
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