Is someone in your community working to reduce alcohol and other drug problems?  Do you know someone who demonstrates exemplary work in the treatment or prevention field?  Then nominate them by August 14th for one of New Futures’ awards.  The Tom Fox Scholarships, Advocacy in Action and Youth in Action Awards will be presented at our annual Leadership Recognition and Awards Celebration. 

 

Tuesday, September 22, 2009 from 3:00-5:00 at the Holiday Inn in Concord, Pat Taylor, Executive Director of Faces and Voices of Recovery, will be our keynote speaker.  Join us as we celebrate Recovery Month and share in the good work being done across the state to reduce underage drinking and increase access to substance use treatment.  We look forward to seeing you there!

I was reviewing the excellent materials developed for National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month and want to focus my comments on this important opportunity.  In September we will celebrate a major milestone, the 20th anniversary of Recovery Month.  The 2009 September recovery month theme is Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal.  The recovery month materials available via the internet provide a toolkit with easy-to-use fact sheets and resources to educate people about the disease of addiction, and will assist you to plan ways to garner community support and media attention for treatment and recovery.  Please take a few minutes to review the materials on-line and make a commitment to at least one Recovery Month activity in September.  www.recoverymonth.gov