in 1998, treatment works was renamed national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month. the observance was expanded to include the celebration of individuals and their families who have achieved recovery as well as those who serve in the field of prevention, treatment, and recovery. nineteen ninety-nine brought even more milestones. recovery month events held around the nation included recovery walks in connecticut and parents across the bridge, a labor day celebration in oregon. by 2000, the number of community events held in celebration of recovery month had doubled from the previous year and production began on the first full season of the road to recovery television program. nice job. you can recover from drug and alcohol addiction, the message today at recovery day in salt lake city. since 2002, presidential proclamations have been issued officially declaring september as national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month. recoverymonth.gov was launched in 2003. this interactive web site continues to grow and offers all recovery month print and multimedia products t

and what they found, cross-nationally, drug addiction was number one, alcohol addiction was number four, so two of the top four were the most stigmatized conditions cross-nationally. and stigma, and, and that surprised me. i mean obviously we all know that these conditions are very stigmatized, just how stigmatized, i didn't realize, that they, they would come top of that list. so that was very surprising to me. so what we're dealing with is possibly and probably the most stigmatized of all social problems, if you frame them, put it in that framework. and i think importantly, there were two factors that i see moderate stigma. one is cause and the other is controllability. cause being, it's their fault. controllability, they can't help it. so it is those two factors. and i think that science now has contributed to our understanding that people with a substance use disorder, they may have had the initial choice to pick up alcohol or another substance, but it's not their fault that they become addicted. and this is something that's been, been around for a long time. but it eludes most of u

for more information on national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month, events in your town and how you can get involved, visit the recovery month web site at recoverymonth.gov. people trapped by drug or alcohol addiction often feel like there's no hope, no way out. but for every lock, there's a key. and if you have a problem, it's good to know there are real solutions to help you get free. for drug or alcohol treatment referral for you or someone you know, call 1-800-662-help brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. [music] our program is multifaceted. it incorporates both group treatment and individual treatment for asian and pacific islanders who are struggling with chemical dependency. we use incentives to keep people motivated in treatment and we use both sort of informal and formal interventions. i like the diversity of the clientele that we get here at team 360. regardless of ethnicity, each of their stories is so different from the next. but for some reason, when they come into group, they support each other and they know how to- there's just this

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people in recovery and those who help them to reclaim their lives is the focus of national alcohol andg addiction recovery month. each day, an estimated 20 million people in long-term recovery prove that recovery works. they are employed, have families, pay taxes, vote, and volunteer in their community. these are americans who have reclaimed their lives and are now giving back. this is the very spirit and nature of recovery month. the efforts of thousands of individuals throughout the country yielded more than 900 events nationwide supporting the 2010 theme: "join the voices for recovery: now more than ever." recovery month promotes the benefits of substance use and mental health disorder treatment and recovery- for individuals, their families, and their communities. it recognizes the contributions of treatment providers and promotes the message that behavioral health is an essential component of health services, that prevention works, and that treatment is effective. people can and do recover. this year's recovery month theme is "now more than ever"- it reminds us of how much has been

every september, national alcohol & drug addiction recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to raise awareness of alcohol and drug use disorders and highlight the effectiveness of treatment. in order to help you plan evevents and activities n commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas, materials, and tools for planning, organizing, and realizing an event or outreach campaign that matches your goals and resources. to obtain your copy of this year's recovery month kit and gain access to other free publications and materials related to addiction, treatment and recovery issues, visit the recovery month web site at www.recoverymonth.gov or call 1(800)662-help. it's important that everyone become involved because addiction is our nation's number one

for more information on national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month, events in your town, and how you can get involved, visit the recovery month web site at recoverymonth.gov. they tell me i was there, but i don't remember. i don't know where i really was. i do not know what i had for breakfast. i do not know who won the game. i don't recognize this man. if you or someone you know is struggling with a drug or alcohol problem, there is a solution. recovery. call 1 (800) 662-help for information and for hope. through treatment, my life's a whole lot brighter now. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. people trapped by drug or alcohol addiction often feel like there's no hope, no way out. but for every lock, there's a key. and if you have a problem, it's good to know there are real solutions to help you get free. for drug or alcohol treatment referral for you or someone you know, call 1 (800) 662-help. brought to you by the u.s. department of health and human services. (music) if i can do it, anybody can do it. i'm no exception. i happen to be a prof

for more information on national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month events in your town and how you can get involved, visit the recovery month web site at recoverymonth.gov. nice job. (music) hey, man. how's it goin'? to a person recovering from substance use, what you say comes through loud and clear. daddy, daddy! i'm so glad you're home! if you know someone in recovery, give them support, and if you know someone who needs help, give them this number, 1-800-662-help. (music) pro act is a grassroots initiative that was founded about 12 years ago. and it was founded really to put a face on recovery to reduce stigma, to also help individuals and families access and sustain long-term recovery. we can start with food, beverage, hospitality. i've done that in my past, sure. okay. the services and supports that are available through pro act are really quite varied. and they go from one-on-one kinds of services: recovery coaching; helping someone develop a recovery plan, which is very different than a treatment plan; to providing really the kind of support that is nonblaming, nonstigm

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and he talked about going to mongolia and drinking fermented horse milk which is the national alcoholicn make a face like that. but when i had the opportunity back in 2005 -- '4, to go to mongolia for a u.n. conference which frankly was not one of the more important conferences and if it was held in new york i probably wouldn't have bothered but the opportunity to go to mongolia was completely driven by my recollection of pablo's memoirs and after the conference when i had a day and a half to go out and explore the country and see the horses -- of course, the horse ran away with me and i road a camel and the one light, their latern on the top of the stop and the driver had driven off the -- off the road, up the step to meet this incredible family who talked about the challenge of modernity versus their traditional nomadic way of life. their oldest son would inherit the herd. the second son was going to go to school. he had been in school already. and he wanted to go and study in germany 'cause he had learned german, it was just an amazing opportunity to see close up what it means for pe

and then i actually was executive director for the national council on alcoholism and drug dependence for a couple of years. and all of that to say is that i focused a lot on the advocacy part of it and, and pushing the system if you will. and, and what i began to see, once i came on the inside with my current organization, is there is stigma and discrimination and biases within the field, probably just, if not to a larger degree than what you see outside. i think the whole issue of medication assisted treatment is one that, that we just don't want to talk about. i think some of it is, is that the workforce is basically trained in a certain modality or methodology or clinical approach and don't want to veer far from that approach. but in this new day and this new age, we're focusing more on the strength based approach, a person centered approach, more so than identifying the person by an action. and john, should we be looking internally first and, and if so, how do we approach the education of our field first, you know, because as we're sitting here, you know we're talking about how e

go there and talked about going to mongolia and drinking fermented horse milk which is the national alcoholicdrink. you can make a face like that but when i had an opportunity to go to mongolia, to go to a conference which was not -- to go to mongolia was completely driven by my recollection and after of the conference a day and have to explore the country and to see the horses. the horse ran away with me. driving back to the city, visiting a family that i have not seen their lantern on the top of the step, the driver had driven off of the road to meet this incredible family to meet modernity the versus their traditional way of life. their oldest son would inherit the heard. in germany he learned german. an amazing opportunity, to meet this transition and their country. there was fermented or silk. i would not have made him embarrassed. he got through a third of it. >> host: would you drink it again? >> guest: deegan on the circumstances. is not as bad is it sounds but it sounds dramatic. >> guest: >> host: how did the girl from los angeles end up in santa barbara? >> guest: that is a good qu

rooms across the nation expect to be treating tens of thousands of people throughout the nation mainly because of alcohol. >>> coming up, why they were removing all these white crosses from in front of a local church today and why each one of them has so much meaning. >>> plus it's the pothole that just won't go away. the new repairs that are planning and how those repairs will lead to traffic delays not just for one day but three days. >>> and the five foot high 10- foot long metal sculpture was stolen from the family's front yard monday night. emily is going to ring in the new year wearing a silver top hat. >>> hundreds of thousands of people are going to be out there. over now to our meteorologist mark tamayo. >> everybody has to at least bring an umbrella or have a friend that has a big umbrella because the shower chances will be increasing as we approach the evening hours. we've had a few sprinkles and areas of drizzle. some more development out here in the pacific. that will be approaching our coastline over the next two to four hours especially after the 8:00 hour. here's the forecast for tonight