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What Is Recovery Month?
Recovery Month is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September.
The Recovery Month observance highlights the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, lauds the contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its forms is possible. The observance also encourages citizens to take action to help expand and improve the availability of effective substance abuse treatment for those in need. Each year a new theme, or emphasis, is selected for the observance.
Recovery Month provides a platform to celebrate people in recovery and those who serve them. Each September, thousands of treatment programs around the country celebrate their successes and share them with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues in an effort to educate the public about treatment, how it works, for whom, and why. Substance abuse treatment providers have made significant accomplishments, having transformed the lives of untold thousands of Americans. These successes often go unnoticed by the broader population; therefore, Recovery Month provides a vehicle to celebrate these successes.
Recovery Month also serves to educate the public on substance abuse as a national health crisis, that addiction is a treatable disease, and that recovery is possible. Recovery Month highlights the benefits of treatment for not only the affected individual, but for their family, friends, workplace, and society as a whole. Educating the public reduces the stigma associated with addiction and treatment. Accurate knowledge of the disease helps people to understand the importance of supporting treatment programs, those who work within the treatment field, and those in need of treatment.
Nationwide Campaign Launched in Conjunction With HBO's Show Addiction
HBO's 14-part series, Addiction, debuting on March 15, 2007, provides an opportunity to educate Americans about advancements in the understanding of drug and alcohol addiction and its treatment as a brain disease. As part of the series, the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), Faces & Voices of Recovery and Join Together are collaborating together to help communities build on HBO's ADDICTION Project, which includes the documentary series, a four-disc DVD set, a companion book published by Rodale Press, four independent addiction-themed films, a robust website and a national community grassroots outreach campaign. HBO's 14-part series, Addiction, debuting on March 15, 2007, provides an opportunity to educate Americans about advancements in the understanding of drug and alcohol addiction and its treatment as a brain disease. As part of the series, the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America (CADCA), Faces & Voices of Recovery and Join Together are collaborating together to help communities build on HBO's ADDICTION Project, which includes the documentary series, a four-disc DVD set, a companion book published by Rodale Press, four independent addiction-themed films, a robust website and a national community grassroots outreach campaign.
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