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National Recovery Month



September is Recovery Month National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2013


Voices for Recovery


Stories

Across the country, people in recovery are celebrating their successes and sharing them with others in an effort to educate the public about treatment, how it works, for whom, and why. Because these successes often go unnoticed by the broader population, Voices for Recovery provides a vehicle for people to share their recovery stories.


 

Years: 2013   2012   2011   2010   2009   2008

To date, 8 voices were posted for Recovery Month


Chelsea Kowal - Submitted 5/14/2013
I have been hospitalized 10 times for my mental illnesses. I battle against depression, paranoia and psychosis. But each new day brings with it a promise of opportunity and a chance to make a difference in this world.
Keywords: spiritual, education, mental illness, treatment, resilience

Laura Jones - Submitted 5/10/2013
I found hope in the midnight hour of my life and I’m speaking out so others might know they, too, are not alone. We can fight this and we are winning.
Keywords: addiction, recovery, support, family, education, mental illness, treatment, resilience

Jekeva - Submitted 4/18/2013
Life is looking good for Ryan these days. He is proof that there are many faces of dependency, and each one is capable of attaining sobriety and happiness.
Keywords: recovery, support, drugs, addiction, family

Alisha Moore - Submitted 4/16/2013
After 13 years of recovery, I found that I teach people every day what I needed to learn the most. I live today, Just for today! Loving myself and loving life.
Keywords: recovery, employment, addiction, support, case, specialist, program

Chuck Hughes - Submitted 3/21/2013
After 6 years on and off I finally started feeling like a "normal person" with aspirations and making contributions to society. Yes I still had symptoms, I still do today, but I now have the knowledge and tools to deal with that life brings me.
Keywords: recovery, support, spiritual, mental health, treatment

Lucious Conway - Submitted 3/14/2013
From now on I only want and am willing to have sober, sound, sane people in my life, beginning with me living substance abuse free.
Keywords: drugs, addiction, recovery, spiritual

LadyAnn Graham-Gilreath - Submitted 2/22/2013
Not many of us get a second chance at life or love and I got both. I firmly believe that the Lord is rewarding me for my own dramatic reversal. I am more determined to succeed than ever.
Keywords: drugs, addiction, recovery, spiritual, support, family, education

Laura McAlpine - Submitted 1/14/2013
So much has been happening in my world as of late. It is pretty exciting, I must say but the biggest part of the news is just how far I've come from 5 or 6 years ago when I was an enabling mess. To this day, I continue to ask God to help me work on my own character defects and will till the day I die, I'm sure.
Keywords: recovery, support, spiritual, addiction, family


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