Scott Wilson
Writer & Fact-Checker · SubstanceAbuseCounselor.org
Scott is an author and IT consultant based in the Pacific Northwest. He holds a BA in English from the University of Washington and has spent more than 20 years in information technology, experience that gives him a sharp eye for clear, precise explanations of technical subjects. Scott is part of our network’s editorial team and fact-checks SubstanceAbuseCounselor.org articles before they’re published.
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Before an article on SubstanceAbuseCounselor.org is published or updated, Scott checks it against the sources it relies on. That includes every statistic, every certification requirement, every program detail, and every date.
That means checking certification requirements against each state’s certification board and NAADAC and IC&RC standards, and salary figures against U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics data. When something doesn’t match its source, it’s corrected before the article goes live.
Scott’s role is verification, not expert review: making sure what each article says matches the official sources behind it. Every article on this site shows Scott’s name under the byline.
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