and a good model for the entire community to support those in recovery is national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month celebrated every september. we encourage you to get engaged, get involved, conduct events, and look specifically in your community for those individuals that are in recovery, that are giving back to their community, giving back to their families. we want you to laud them and applaud them because they have done a tremendous amount of work to get where they are and to overcome addiction. i want to thank you for being here, it was a great show. [music] for a copy of this program or other programs in the "road to recovery" series, call samhsa at 1-800-662-help or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click multimedia. [music] every september, national alcohol and 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 events and activities in commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas, ma

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

and a good model for the entire community to support those in recovery is national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month celebrated every september. we encourage you to get engaged, get involved, conduct events, and look specifically in your community for those individuals that are in recovery, that are giving back to their community, giving back to their families. we want you to laud them and applaud them because they have done a tremendous amount of work to get where they are and to overcome addiction. i want to thank you for being here, it was a great show. [music] for a copy of this program or other programs in the "road to recovery" series, call samhsa at 1-800-662-help or order online at

in the road to recovery series, call samhsa at 1-800-662-help or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click "multimedia." every september, national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to r raise awareness of alcohol and drug use disorders and highlight the effectiveness of treatment. in order to help you plan events and activities in 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 1-800-622-help. it's important that everyone become involved because addiction is our nation's number one health problem and treatment is our best tool to address it.

in the road to recovery series, call samhsa at 1-800-662-help or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click "multimedia." every september, national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month provides an opportunity for communities like yours to r raise awareness of alcohol and drug use disorders and highlight the effectiveness of treatment. in order to help you plan events and activities in commemoration of this year's recovery month observance, the free recovery month kit offers ideas,

well, i want to remind our audience that september is national alcohol and drug addiction recovery monthi want to encourage you to go to the web site, www.recoverymonth.gov, to get more information, and to get engaged, and do an event in september. it's been great having you. great show. for a copy of this program, or other programs in the road to recovery series, call samhsa at 1-800-662-help, or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click multimedia. every september, national alcohol and 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 events and activities in 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

and there's no better way to talk about recovery than by observing national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month in september. and we call on you not only to become active viewers and media literate but also to get engaged and get your family involved in national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month. thank you for being here. great show. for a copy of this program or other programs in the road to recovery series, call samhsa at 1 (800)662-help or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click "multimedia." 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

recovery series on dvd or vhs, call samhsa's national clearinghouse for alcohol and drug information at 1-800-729-6686 or order online at recoverymonth.gov and click "multimedia." every september, national alcohol and 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. the free recovery month kit can help your organization plan events and activities in commemoration of this year's recovery month observance. this user-friendly 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

and i think increasingly, going back to national alcohol and drug addiction recovery month, the fact that individuals are more increasingly coming forward and telling their stories and talking about their own recovery- i think-

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. drug and alcohol addiction- you lose your way. but there is a way out. you can find direction, find support, treatment, find yourself and your life, your direction home. for drug and alcohol treatment referral for you or someone you know, call 1-800-662-help. [heavy breathing] feeling overwhelmed by current events? don't turn to drugs and alcohol. hey! how was your run? great! substance abuse is not the way to manage life. if you or someone you know needs information or treatment referral, call 1-800-662-help. [music] you know, alcohol dependence is a significant problem in the united states. there are issues related to wife abuse, to child abuse, issues related to falls, accidents, car accidents, suicides, drownings, a number of problems as a result of severe alcohol dependence. pharmacology, medication can be a tremendous assistance to helping people recover from this very serious disease of alcohol de

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. josh, dr. clark brought up an excellent point related to involving the family. talk to us about your experiences in involving the family, and what should families be aware of? i think the number one thing that families need to keep in mind is that recovery is possible. and that could be a very difficult belief to hold after repeated episodes of relapse or repeated disappointments. whether consciously or unconsciously, they stop believing that their family member is going to get better. and it could take ten trips to the rehab. it could take twelve inpatient hospitalizations before a person enters recovery. but they need to keep going through that system until it takes. we get a lot of family members and they're already making the accommodations for a person who is going to remain severely ill for the rest of their life, and the first thing i have to tell them is, "why are you thinking that way? this is a

alcohol or drugs. we'll be right back. 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. i'm a sophomore in college this year. man, if you had known me when i was a sophomore in high school, nobody could tell me anything. i gave all my teachers a bad time. they all gave up on me, except my english teacher. eight years teaching high school english, 10 years in recovery for alcohol addiction. to be or not to be. i got help. that's it right there. when you get help, who knows just who you'll help along the way? for drugs and alcohol information and treatment referral for youth or someone you know, call 1-800-662-help. [music] the mission of southern california alcohol and drug programs is to bring alcohol and drug services to the people in the areas in which they live who might not get these services if these programs are not established. si se puede program is individualized treatment for substance abuse for teenagers, utilizing an evidence- based model called acra. this program came from a federa

and when we come back, we're going to be talking about the resources that we need in order to have individuals sustain their recovery. we'll be right back. 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

and how the general public can get engaged. we'll be right back. [music] for more information on national alcohol & drug addiction recovery month events in your town and how you can get involved, visit the recovery month web site at recoverymonth.gov. mornings used to be the toughest. before i got treatment for my addiction, it was the little things that were hardest to bear. but now that i'm free of drugs and alcohol, it's the little things that give me the most joy. recovery, it gave me back my life. now i can give back. for drug and alcohol treatment referral for you or someone you know, call 1(800)662-help. the mission of our nonprofit getting them sober foundation is simply to help reeducate families of alcoholics and the mental health profession so that they can better effectively get more people into treatment and save lives. she can see the consequences of her diseases, that kind of thing. what we're working on now is helping those mental health professionals in the media who mean well. they really want to help, but they call families, sponsors of alcoholics' enablers. and that just makes them feel ashamed and they drop out of treatment. bu