[music] our stories have power was the training that was developed by faces and voices of recovery in conjunction with funding from samhsa. people in the recovery community have been looking for a long time for language that they can use to really describe what it is that they've been through and what it is that they're trying to advocate for. so faces and voices of recovery has used the training as an opportunity create a video, a dvd, that can be you know sent around the country, can be put on the internet, can really be used in trainings and in workshops around the country so that more people have the terminology that's necessary to communicate our, our message to the broadest possible audience. there are three major sections of the dvd. the first is a 90- minute training video which takes you through faces and voices of recovery's media and message training, the actual core training itself. the second part of the dvd is a section called, "keys to successful interviews". that section really is helpful for people who are going to be going into an interview situation and they need to

of recovery, and enjoy each other's company. community members spread the word of recovery by wearing t-shirts promoting recovery every friday during september. getting the recovery voice there is an important goal of friends and neighbors in rock springs, wyoming. the celebrate recovery walk and rally in lansing, michigan, commemorated the successes of those recovering from addictions to alcohol and other drugs. participants joined together and marched to the state capital for a celebration featuring guest speaker and advocate, kitty dukakis. recovery friends and advocates in honolulu, hawaii, participated in a charity recovery walk and 5k run. following the run, attendees enjoyed music, food, popsicles, volleyball, and fellowship. members of the daytona beach, florida, community celebrated recovery with a motorcycle ride, entertainment, testimonies, and information on supportive services. the free celebration started with a bike ride to the beautiful halifax river for a dare extreme stunt rider show with a prevention message to young people. also included in the event was a talent contest, toys for kids, food, and fun! mohave county substance abuse treatment educatio

the first is a 90- minute training video which takes you through faces and voices of recovery's media and message training, the actual core training itself. the second part of the dvd is a section called, "keys to successful interviews". that section really is helpful for people who are going to be going into an interview situation and they need to brush up on some basic skills. and the third section of the dvd contains all the materials, the powerpoint materials, our message training, our tips on successful media interviews, that folks can use to further their skills as they go along through this training. you have recently gotten involved with faces and voices of recovery, laura, tell me why you got involved with faces and voices of recovery and why you, what brought you to this work? i am so thrilled to be part of this organization, i'm really proud to be part of it. they have a message that is very near and dear to my heart, which is sharing the message of hope and recovery, to having a new way of life. i took away from the messaging that i attended last fall, that there are right

william lossiah-bratt, board of directors, southeastern regional representative, faces and voices of recoveryerokee, north carolina. dr. clark, why should we be concerned about ethnic and racial differences within the addiction and recovery field, as well as other differences? well, one of the things that we want to make sure is that people who have substance use problems are able to recover and that materials that we use can assist them in that process. and so, you know, there are differences associated with cultural values and beliefs, starting from how one physiologically responds to a particular substance misuse to how certain substances are used in a cultural context. so if we're going to facilitate recovery, we need to understand the language, the beliefs, the social context associated with those substances. and that will help us facilitate that person's recovery by showing that we understand the life experiences that they have associated with their use of substances. and i gather that includes prevalence as well. well, yes, but from a clinical point of view, i mean people look at the e

of the state capital in lansing for a rally for recovery. highlights of the event included guest speakers from the treatment field, policy makers, and the voices of those in recovery. additionally, there was live music and fun activities for kids. in honor of recovery month, the focus ministry at gethsemane baptist church hosted a faith-based open house in the bronx. the freedom only comes under surrendering ministry is a spiritual-based, christ-centered ministry for substance abuse prevention. the event featured food, guest speakers, music from the choir, and group praise. choices recovery services made their contribution to recovery month by holding a recovery in the park celebration in sioux falls, south dakota. attendees enjoyed a nice day outdoors and were able to celebrate recovery together with food, fun, games, and prizes. the maryland state alcohol and drug abuse administration held a kickoff festival for prevention, intervention, treatment, and recovery resource providers in catonsville, maryland. the event was highlighted by the governor's proclamation and also featured breakfast, speakers, and vendor displays. preferred family heal

[music] our stories have power was the training that was developed by faces and voices of recovery in conjunction with funding from samhsa. people in the recovery community have been looking for a long time for language that they can use to really describe what it is that they've been through and what it is that they're trying to advocate for.

and faces and voices of recovery certainly gets engaged in... faces and voices of recovery are fantastic people. they're part of our community and they do only good for the world. i mean, it's an incredible organization. but it really does take that, does it not? it takes people getting engaged, getting involved, calling individuals letting them know that they're not quite comfortable the way that things have been portrayed because stigma, really, it's totally perpetuated in many instances through bad portrayals. yes. i mean, one of the things we know about good compelling storylines is that it triggers the behaviors of, for example, talking with family members and friends about what they've seen, calling for further information. you know, we've done studies to look at searches on the web and the timing of those searches. what we've found is people are multitasking. if there's a great storyline on television that's engrossing them, they will actually do a web search between the 9 and 10 p.m. hour when that show is on the air. they're not waiting

ondcp and i and lots of people at ondc are very, very proud to be working with the faces and voices of recovery, which is one of the organizations, and with samhsa on-on doing everything we possibly can to support this. alexandre, how important is that to have support for recovery as you're looking to conduct further studies in that field? well, it's critical because so far there's been an enormous amount of federal investment which has contributed landmark findings and really lifesaving findings in many ways, scientifically speaking, in terms of the ideology of addiction, what is the cause, as tom said, it's a brain disease, it's a biological condition, and it's really started to contribute significantly to moving away from the stigma where people looked at addiction, alcoholism, drug dependence as a moral failing or the person was just bad and weak to something where the person has a condition, which is perhaps chronic, but it is a condition that can be managed. so we have a science of addiction which has saved many lives. what we don't have is the science of recovery right now. there's much

white's website and, and in other publications that have been done by samhsa and by faces and voices of recovery. there are some wonderful resources to help us become more conscious of the language we use. and that connects to the fact that what we can do within the treatment system. if you're working with a person and they understand the framework, they understand the stages of change. they understand that it's, it maybe a recurrence, that's not a negative thing, but that may be a part of their stages of change of their recovery,

white's website and, and in other publications that have been done by samhsa and by faces and voices of recovery. there are some wonderful resources to help us become more conscious of the language we use. and that connects to the fact that what we can do within the treatment system. if you're working with a person and they understand the framework, they understand the stages of change. they understand that it's, it maybe a recurrence, that's not a negative thing, but that may be a part of their stages of change of their recovery, rather than relapse and the stigma that is connected relapse. relapse is this, this horrible place that once you fall down, that sometimes you don't get up from. so that's a way that we can work with the treatment system. you know and i also think that, that this, we're presenting really a moving target if you will. it's probably what you would call the flavor of the month syndrome and that also language is open to interpretation, like prevention is somebody in the field would probably mean something that's, evidence-based practice. but if you talk to a community perso

of life. because recovery means that you are changing behaviors in all areas of your personal life. and i'm glad you mentioned recovery. faces and voices for recovery provides an individual an opportunity to join others and to figure out ways to support each other and to sustain recovery. and we haven't gotten to the fact that once we do get a person to go into recovery, that there is also a need for either a mutual support group or some other type of activities. within the context of ethnic and racial and other special populations, what is important to keep in mind in terms of a person that is in recovery in order for them to sustain their recovery? well, in order to sustain recovery, as we all know, a mutual support network is vital. and from a tribal standpoint, it's community support. because unfortunately, with faces and voices, what we are striving to do is continue to battle the stigma of discrimination that people with an addiction continue to face. well, in indian country, it's almost twofold. you have still the struggling addict that is criminalized and when they get into recovery, if they have a mutual support network and th

voices of any american. the members also offered condolences for the victims and prayers for the speedy recovery of the 14 wounded. lawmakers are expected to continue discussions on additional security measures. >>> japanese stock prices are up but japan's machinery orders were down. this is a leading indicator of capital investment, which was announced on thursday morning. the data was worse than market forecasts. machinery orders in november fell 3% from the previous month. it's the third largest month of declines. the cabinet office reported major machinery makers received orders worth about $8.7 billion from domestic firms. the figure excludes shipping and power companies. while orders for manufacturers were up 10.6%, those of non-manufacturers fell 10.5%. the cabinet office downgraded its assessment, saying that machinery orders are on a recovery track but orders from non-manufacturers are weak. in october the government had said the orders were recovering. >>> the federal reserve says the u.s. economy is continuing to show gradual improvement, though the housing market remains sluggish. on wednesday the fed

recovery. hungry for the full story we've gone to. the biggest issues get a human voice ceased to face with the news makers who. came. alone to me welcome to cross talk on people of l. the one hundred dollar question the rising price of oil the cost of petroleum has been increasing steadily over the past few weeks and months are market forces at work and is a global recovery at risk. and you can. start. to discuss the oil question i'm joined by tyson slocum in washington he is the research director for public citizens energy program in london we have angus mccrone he is the chief editor at bloomberg new energy finance and it landed we go to gail faerber she's the editor of the oil drum and another member of our crosstalk team yell on the hunger all right folks cross talk rules in effect that means you can jump in anytime you want as we sit down folks do this program brant is training at ninety seven dollars thirty seven cents and well gail if i go to you first here one hundred dollars seems to be this like magic number is i mean is it good for us in the media is a good reason for me to do a program on this because one hundred dollars is the benchmark everybody ta

recovery still. >>> meanwhile, overnight, we got more insight into the mind of jared loughner, in a rambling video he shot in september. we hear the voicee suspected gunman and get a sense of how angry and confused this young man seemed to be. our yunji de nies is on the story in tucson. yunji, good morning. >> reporter: good morning, dan. that video is a bizarre, angry monologue from loughner, all shot at his community college. it gives us a much better sense of this troubled man. at the same time, we're learning a lot more about what he was doing in the hours leading up to the shooting. the four-minute video shot last september is a sort of late-night walking tour of jared loughner's community college. >> this is my genocide school. >> reporter: at the start, he encounters what seems to be a professor. >> how's it going? thanks for the "b." i'm pissed off. >> reporter: loughner quickly moves on. then, adds. >> i lost my freedom of speech to that guy. and this is what happens. and i'm in a terrible place. >> reporter: at times, it's hard to make sense of what he says. >> if the student is unable to locate the external universe, then th

voices and ideas from business leaders and from experts who weren't part of the usual washington prep. and i task jeff and the other advisors with one mission, help to steer our nation from deep recession into recovery. help take the economy from one that's shrinking to one that's growing. i've been very grateful for their advice. and i especially want to commend to the man who chaired the panel one of the nation's pre-eminent economists, paul voker. because he offered unvarn issued advice. he did a great service to this country. in fact it was six months ago today that i signed into law a set of financial forms to prevent future financial crisis and put an end to tax bailouts and that was an achievement in which paul was very instrumental. we're very proud of him for that work. [cheers and applause] now two years later though, we're in a different place. in part because of the economic plan my recovery board helped shape. the economy's not growing again. over the last year businesses have added more than a million jobs. the pace of hiring and growth is picking up. and that's encouraging news. but at the same time, while businesses are adding jobs, billions of people are still out there looking for

voice mail. rob and vinita? >> doctors taking care of congresswoman giffords say they're optimistic about her survival and recovery though she's sedated giffords has reached for her breathing tube to try to remove it. that's considered a positive sign. ines ferre has more. >> reporter: after congresswoman giffords was shot in the head at point blank range doctors continue to call her survival a miracle. giffords' surgeons are keeping a close eye on her condition and any changes or swelling in the brain. >> we're not out of the woods yet. that swelling can sometimes take three days or five days to maximize. but every day that goes by and we don't see an increase, we're slightly more optimistic. >> reporter: giffords defied survival odds. statistics show over 90% of gunshot wounds to the head are fatal. medical experts say the bullet's path likely spared her life. it was a clean entry and exit on one side of the brain. neurosurgeons typically look for swelling during the first two days, infections over the next two weeks, and any deficits in the following two months. >> i think she is a miracle just the way she pres

that we heard voices and ideas from business leaders and from experts who were not part of the usual washington crowd. but there is helped to steer our nation from a deep recession into recovery. of the past two years. it was six months ago that i signed into law a set of financial reforms to prevent future crisis and put an end to taxpayer funded bailout and that was an achievement which paul volcker was instrumental. we are very proud of him for that work. [applause] two years later, we are in a different place. because of the plant that might -- because of the plans that mine administration helped shape, the growth is picking up. that is encouraging news. millions of people are out looking for work. i know everyone knows a friend, and neighbor, or relative who was still out of work. it is a great thing that the economy is growing but this is not growing fast enough yet to make up for the damage that was done by the recession. the past 8 years were about pulling our economy back from the brink. the next two years, our job now is putting our economy into overdrive. -- the past two years was pooling our economy back from the brink. we want people to find good jobs. people det

recovery. this house is not whole without her smile, without her voice, without her presence. madam speaker, i did not know gabriel zimmerman, but i know a lot ofreat americans, young people, who decide to dedicate themselves to public service and work on my staff. and i know how they are a part of my extended family. i didn't know dorwin stoddard, phyllis scheck, doherty morris. -- dort had, y morris. but -- dorthy morris. but they're parents and spouses. we think of our own family. i didn't know judge john roll, but again, somebody who committed their life to public service. and last but not least, i don't know christina taylor-green. i didn't have that pleasure. a 9-year-old child thrilled to learn about our representative democracy and brought down in an act of evil. i never met her. but i think about my 8-year-old daughter, and i think about my 7-year-old son, and how they learn about their father's business. so all of us come together in this time of mourning but this time of resolution. we mourn the loss of these great american citizens, but we resolve that the representative democracy that the traditions of the house will not be a casua

voices and ideas from business leaders and from experts who were not part of the usual washington crowd. i tasked jeff and the other advisories' to help steer our nation from deep recession into recovery that is shrinking to one that is growing. over the past two years, i've been very grateful for their advice. i especially want to commend the man who chaired the panel, one of the nation's preeminent economists, the former head of the federal reserve, paul volcker. he was not afraid to counter the conventional wisdom. he did a great service to this country. six months ago today i signed into law a set of financial reforms to protect consumers and prevent future financial crises and put an end to taxpayer funded bailout. that is an achievement in which paul volcker was instrumental, so we are very proud of that work. [applause] two years later, we are in a different place. in part because of the economic plans that are recovered board helped shape, the economy is now growing again. over the last year, businesses have added more than 1 million jobs. the pace of hiring and growth is picking up, which is encouraging news. at the same time, while businesses are adding jobs, millions of peo

voices and ideas from business leaders and experts to work part of the usual washington crowd. and i tasked jeff and the other advisors with one mission. how to steer our nation from deep recession into recovery is shrinking to one that is growing. and over the past two years, i've been very critical for their advice. especially to commend those who chaired the panel, one of the three eminent economists, head of the federal reserve paul volker because he offered unvarnished advice and wasn't afraid to counter conventional wisdom. he did a great service to this country. in fact, it was six ago today i signed into law a set of financial reforms to protect rivers and prevent super financial crises and put an end to taxpayer bailout and that's an achievement in which paul volker was instrumental. so we're very proud of him for that work. [applause] two years later though, we're in a different place. in part because of the economic land of my recovery board helped shape, the economy is now growing again. over the last year, businesses have added more than a million jobs, the pace of hiring a growth is picking up and that's encouraging news. but at the same time, while businesses are adding jobs in