Featuring Charles G. Curie, Administrator of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA), U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; Beverly Watts Davis, Director of SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Prevention (CSAP); Sis Wenger, Executive Director of the National Association for Children of Alcoholics (NACoA); and Don Coyhis, Founder and President of White Bison. Hosted by Ivette Torres, Associate Director for Consumer Affairs, SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).
This Webcast will look at the tremendous educational and awareness raising events conducted in communities large and small across our great Nation in celebration of this year’s theme, “Join the Voices for Recovery: Celebrating Health.”
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Read the transcript from this live Web chat with host Elena Carr from Working Partners for an Alcohol- and Drug-Free Workplace, U.S. Department of Labor.
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The release of the 2002 National Survey on Drug Use and Health is the highlight of the annual Recovery Month press conference that ushers in a month long celebration of treatment for and recovery from alcohol and drug abuse, and honors those in recovery, as well as treatment providers.
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Nashville country music artists promote recovery from drug and alcohol addiction and benefit treatment and recovery programs.
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Join the hundreds of organizations nationwide who are using the Recovery Month Web site to promote their September Recovery Month Events.
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Number of Recovery Month Events To Date: 288
Call for Event Photos
Send in photos from your Recovery Month Events that are listed on this Web
site, so we can post your successes! It is not too late to list your event,
even if the date has passed. Email photos to recoverymonth@samhsa.hhs.gov and please be
sure to include the name of the event, the date, and your state.
View proclamations issued by mayors, governors, and other leaders who promote and encourage support of Recovery Month in their community. Visit the proclamation section of the Recovery Month Kit for sample proclamations, and to learn how to issue a proclamation in your community to gain government support and recognition for your Recovery Month campaign.
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View the National Proclamation.
Nashville's tribute to National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month brought more than 2,500 people to the downtown area this weekend to listen to personal stories of battles with addiction and celebrate those in recovery.
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Anne Fletcher, an award-winning medical journalist, knew she had a drinking problem and, after years of struggling and much effort, she stopped drinking altogether.
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