National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month 2012

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Voices for Recovery

Video Voices

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.

The following interviews were recorded in 2011

Carol Burk, a PRO-ACT Recovery Walks! 2011 attendee, has been in recovery for nine and a half years. She discusses how the self-help group Women for Sobriety helped her become sober and break the chain in her family. Carol explains how her recovery journey has helped her discover more about herself and the world. The PRO-ACT Recovery Walks! 2011 was held at Penn's Landing in Philadelphia, Pennsylvania on September 24, 2011 in celebration of National Recovery Month.

Paul Petit, a Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY attendee, has been in recovery for more than seven years. He discusses how his life has done a 180-degree turn for the better with the help of 12-step programs and the recovery community. The 9th Annual Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY was held at Roger Williams National Memorial Park in Providence, Rhode Island on September 10, 2011 in celebration of National Recovery Month.

Scott Jones, a Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY attendee, discusses how recovery has changed his life and saved his family. The 9th Annual Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY was held at Roger Williams National Memorial Park in Providence, Rhode Island on September 10, 2011 in celebration of National Recovery Month.

Sully D, a Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY attendee, discusses his journey in recovery and how recovery saved his life. The 9th Annual Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY was held at Roger Williams National Memorial Park in Providence, Rhode Island on September 10, 2011 in celebration of National Recovery Month.

Wayne Van Wagner, a Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY attendee, has been in recovery for seven and a half years. He discusses the need for awareness about addiction and that those in recovery can become productive members of society. The 9th Annual Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY was held at Roger Williams National Memorial Park in Providence, Rhode Island on September 10, 2011 in celebration of National Recovery Month.

Danielle Sylvestre, a Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY attendee, explains how recovery has helped her to graduate from college, beat cancer, and help other women in recovery. The 9th Annual Rhode Island RALLY 4 RECOVERY was held at Roger Williams National Memorial Park in Providence, Rhode Island on September 10, 2011 in celebration of National Recovery Month.

The following stories were developed as videos in 2008.

Recovery Month 2008 Luncheon Individual Stories:

Browning

Watch: Debra Browning, Pennsylvania Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Download: WMV (1,218KB)

Burhannan

Watch: Robert Burhannan, Pennsylvania Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Programs
Download: WMV (1,644KB)

Crowley

Watch: James Crowley, Community Intervention
Download: WMV (2,256KB)

Jones

Watch: Benjamin Jones, National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence, Detroit
Download: WMV (1,422KB)

Rodriguez

Watch: Domingo Rodriguez, Chicanos Por La Causa
Download: WMV (1,289KB)

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Recovery Month promotes the societal benefits of prevention, treatment, and recovery for substance use and mental disorders, celebrates people in recovery, lauds the contributions of treatment and service providers, and promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover.

National Recovery Month 2012