Recovery Month Celebrated
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month,
sponsored by SAMHSA's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment,
celebrated its 17th year with poetry slams, banquets,
walks, and many other community events.
Thousands of people across the Nation participated to
honor the successes of people and families in recovery
and those who serve them.
The annual event, celebrated each year in September,
serves to educate the public that substance abuse is
a national health crisis. Recovery Month encourages
Government, businesses, and individuals to work toward
increasing access to alcohol and drug treatment programs.
The message is treatment is effective and recovery is
possible!
Recovery Month highlights the benefits of treatment
not only for affected individuals, but also for their
friends and co-workers.
In 2006, SAMHSA sponsored 39 community events including
the Second Annual California Recovery Month
"Ride, Rally, and Celebration." This event,
hosted in collaboration with United for Recovery, included
motorcycle vendors and their recovery-related exhibit
spaces, entertainment, and prizes.
In Hartford, CT, SAMHSA sponsored the 7th Annual Walk
for Recovery from Alcohol and Other Drug Addiction. Participants
enjoyed music by performers in recovery, short speeches,
testimonials, and activities for children.
To mark Recovery Month, many people submitted
personal stories to the Recovery Month Web site.
To date, more than 50 personal recovery stories have
been posted there.
For more information, visit www.recoverymonth.gov.
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