MONTGOMERY: Goodwin Community Center, 205 Perry Hill Road
                        September 23, 2004 From 6:30 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.

Governor Riley has proclaimed the month of September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. Montgomery dignitaries, including Drug Court Judge Tracey McCooey, will attend along with providers, people in the recovery community, and the general public. Subject matter covered in the seminars is:

There is Hope - Recovery from Substance Abuse and Mental Illness.
Speaker – Mayor Roy Willingham will talk about his struggles on the road to recovery.

Never Start – Prevention presentation for parents / teachers of children ages 6 – 12.
Lexie Turnipseed and Frank Winkler of Lighthouse Counseling Center.

Making Life-Saving Connections – options through Alabama Recovery Network AA/NA.
Steve Davis, Lighthouse Counseling Center & Rob Thornhill, Montgomery Job Corps.

Signs and Symptoms: It’s a Family Affair – Symptoms and their effects on the family.
Beth Wyatt and Russ Killion, Bradford Health Services.

Event Sponsored by: Alabama Department of Mental Health, Substance Abuse Services Division, Lighthouse Counseling Center, Alabama Recovery Network, Wings Across Alabama, Bradford Health Services, Chemical Addictions Program, and Montgomery Job Corps Center.

During Recovery Month, communities nationwide join together to help people recognize that alcohol and drug use disorders are treatable diseases. Research shows treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders are as effective as treatment for other chronic conditions – yet nationally, only 10 percent of Americans who need treatment for alcohol and drug use disorders actually receive it. Alcohol and drug use disorders cost American business over $90 billion in productivity losses each year. The problem is so widespread that more than 60 percent of adults know someone who has reported to work under the influence of alcohol or other drugs. A Federal needs-assessment survey estimated that Alabama has over 234,000 people in need of intensive outpatient substance abuse treatment. Annually, only 20,000 receive treatment.