Initiative of the U.S. Dept. of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment
Medication-Assisted Therapies: Providing a "Whole-Patient" Approach to Treatment
(April 2008)
This program will look at how methadone, buprenorphine, and other medication-assisted therapies continue to help individuals, families, and communities overcome the ravages of alcohol and drug addiction.
Addiction and PTSD: Combating Co-occurring Disorders
(May 2008)
This Webcast will examine PTSDs connection to substance abuse disorders and provide information on where persons in need can find treatment for one, or both, of these conditions.
Recovery and the Family: Extending Treatment to Everyone
(June 2008)
This program will present the many avenues toward effective treatment, emphasize the importance of getting an addicted loved one into treatment, and celebrate the benefits enjoyed by the family in recovery.
Real People, Real Recovery: Effectively Delivering Recovery-Oriented Systems of Care
(July 2008)
There's an entire network of treatment and support services available for those dealing with substance abuse and mental health disorders. This program will examine some of those services, and explore ways to increase awareness and better deliver these services to those who need them.
Accessing Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Online
(August 2008)
This program will highlight the state of recovery in the 21st century and examine how technology has revamped the field of substance use disorder prevention and addiction treatment.
Recovery in the United States: Past, Present, and Future
(September 2008)
This program will look back on some of the successes the recovery movement has enjoyed as well as current policy initiatives to increase and enhance treatment services. It will also look forward, focusing on what remains to be done to ensure that all persons with a substance abuse and/or mental health condition get the sustained, comprehensive treatment they need.
The Recovery Month effort aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of treatment providers and promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders in all its forms is possible.
Materials and events posted on the National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month) Web site are solely the responsibility of the authors and do not necessarily represent the official views the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration or the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment.