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Media Outreach

The Recovery Month 2006 kick-off press conference received media attention from major television and newspaper outlets.

In attendance were: Kevin Freking of Associated Press, CNN Television, Quiana Burns of ABC News, Donna Leinwand of USA Today, Emily Haile of Capital News Service, Moises Mendoza of Los Angeles Times, Susan Landers of AM News, Russell Murdac of The Nation's Health, Todd Zwillich of WebMD. Other media outreach included:

• American Medical News, Capital News Service, ABC News, Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Weekly, CADCA's Coalitions Online, and Bloomberg News were provided copies of the news release announcing the release of the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and Recovery Month Observance.
• CNN Radio in Atlanta interviewed SAMHSA's Mark Weber about the release of the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health and Recovery Month Observance.
• Bianca Castillo of WIOD News Radio in South Florida interviewed SAMHSA's Mark Weber about the release of the 2005 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
• Mark Puente of the Cleveland Plain Dealer requested data on substance abuse treatment and recidivism. His local county jail is eliminating their 12-step program to reduce costs. He was referred to samhsa.gov to the TIP 44, "Substance Abuse Treatment for Adults in the Criminal Justice System."
• Josh Montez of the radio show, Family New and Focus, received an embargoed copy of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health release for use in his article on adult usage of illegal drugs.

Print coverage for national and local events was monitored nationwide for Recovery Month in national and local newspapers, magazines, and on the Internet. To date, 519 press clippings have been collected, with coverage in publications with a collective circulation of more than 74,889,532.

In tandem with the 2006 Recovery Month kick-off press conference, the Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc. held a celebration lunch. This lunch was held on September 7, 2006 in Washington, D.C. The program included opening remarks and greetings, as well as recovery stories from two guests. Speakers at the lunch included:

• Judy P, Chairperson Board of Trustees, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
• Dr. Bertha K. Madras, Deputy Director, Office of National Drug Control Policy
• Dr. Westley Clark, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
• Recovery stories by:
• Bob S - Director of Communications, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.
• Judy P - Chairperson Board of Trustees, Al-Anon Family Group Headquarters, Inc.