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National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. September 2008 Join the Voices for Recovery. Real People. Real Recovery
Real People. Real Recovery
Resources
Video Podcasting
 Podcasts
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Sign up for The Road to Recovery Update Sign up for The Road to Recovery Update
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Locate a Treatment Center in Your Area Locate a Treatment Center in Your Area

Call 800-662-HELP for 24-hour alcohol and drug information and treatment referral
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Partners for Recovery Web Site Partners for Recovery Web Site
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Medication-Assisted Treatment Therapies Medication-Assisted Treatment Therapies
Physicians to Prescribe Buprenorphrine Physicians to Prescribe Buprenorphrine
Links
-  2008 Recovery Month Kit
-  Public Service Announcements
-  Webcasts
-  PowerPoint Presentations
-  Publications and Ordering
Recovery Month Awards

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Recovery Month Kit


MEDIA OUTREACH

This section will provide you with event ideas to help plan your activities and sample materials to customize when publicizing your Recovery Month campaign. The first two items will guide you in your planning and preparation for your events and media activities:

The other items in this section will help you promote your Recovery Month events to local media using a variety of tactics. The first few sections of each document explain how and when to use the materials, and the templates at the end can be customized with your specific events and local information. To promote Recovery Month on your Web site, visit www.recoverymonth.gov to download the 2008 banner to put on your homepage and link to the Web site.

Brand your media outreach materials by printing them on your organization's letterhead or copy them onto the camera-ready letterhead provided. You can further tailor your materials by using the camera-ready logo sheet included in this kit, or by using the high-resolution logos. This section includes: