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SAMHSA's Road to Recovery Update
The Road to Recovery Update keeps you informed about activities leading up to National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month) in September. Feel free to forward this information to friends and colleagues, include it in newsletters or listservs, or link to it from your Web site.
Next Webcast
"Treatment 101" premieres Wednesday, March 7th.
To help meet the needs of individuals, a wide range of treatment services are available to address the problem of addiction and assist individuals in finding recovery. This show will examine the various available treatment methods, including inpatient and outpatient programs, medication-assisted therapies, and support groups for the effected individual as well as for his or her family, friends, and coworkers. The show also will address factors an individual will need to consider when selecting treatment options, and the cost-effectiveness of treatment and recovery services.
Visit www.recoverymonth.gov/2007/multimedia/w.aspx?ID=489 to watch the trailer and 1-hour Webcast.
To help meet the needs of individuals, a wide range of treatment services are available to address the problem of addiction and assist individuals in finding recovery. This show will examine the various available treatment methods, including inpatient and outpatient programs, medication-assisted therapies, and support groups for the effected individual as well as for his or her family, friends, and coworkers. The show also will address factors an individual will need to consider when selecting treatment options, and the cost-effectiveness of treatment and recovery services.Visit www.recoverymonth.gov/2007/multimedia/w.aspx?ID=489 to watch the trailer and 1-hour Webcast.
Ask the Expert - March 2007
Get answers to your questions about the topics covered in the latest Road to Recovery Webcast, "Treatment 101". Submit your questions using our anonymous online form, and answers from our expert will be posted by the end of March.
Visit Ask the Expert before March 23 to submit questions for this month's expert: Wilson M. Compton, M.D., M.P.E.
Dr. Compton is the Director of the Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Prior to joining NIDA, Dr. Compton was Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Master in Psychiatric Epidemiology Program at Washington University in Saint Louis as well as Medical Director of Addiction Services at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis. Dr. Compton received his undergraduate education from Amherst College. He attended medical school and completed his residency training in psychiatry at Washington University. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society as well as numerous professional organizations. He has been the principal or co-principal of multiple federally funded grants focusing on the epidemiology of drug abuse, HIV prevention and co-occurring mental and drug use disorders. In these areas of research, Dr. Compton has authored over 90 articles and chapters, and several diagnostic interviews.
For more information about Dr. Compton, visit www.recoverymonth.gov/2007/multimedia/bio.aspx.
Visit Ask the Expert before March 23 to submit questions for this month's expert: Wilson M. Compton, M.D., M.P.E.
Dr. Compton is the Director of the Division of Epidemiology, Services and Prevention Research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA). Prior to joining NIDA, Dr. Compton was Associate Professor of Psychiatry and Director of the Master in Psychiatric Epidemiology Program at Washington University in Saint Louis as well as Medical Director of Addiction Services at the Barnes-Jewish Hospital in Saint Louis. Dr. Compton received his undergraduate education from Amherst College. He attended medical school and completed his residency training in psychiatry at Washington University. He is a member of the Alpha Omega Alpha honor society as well as numerous professional organizations. He has been the principal or co-principal of multiple federally funded grants focusing on the epidemiology of drug abuse, HIV prevention and co-occurring mental and drug use disorders. In these areas of research, Dr. Compton has authored over 90 articles and chapters, and several diagnostic interviews.
For more information about Dr. Compton, visit www.recoverymonth.gov/2007/multimedia/bio.aspx.
Voices for Recovery Features Personal Stories
"Recovery and responsibility was up to me and only ME!! I cannot bring back the past and patch it up, but I can now stand on my own feet and take responsibility for my actions. I live a 12 step program, help others, live independently, responsibly, spiritually, kind to others, love and live life and do the next right thing. The whole key to living clean and sober is being honest with yourself and to others. I love my new life and recovery was painful at the beginning, but the pain was worth it all. Alive and living life on life's terms."
This is just a piece of one of the stories submitted as part of the Voices for Recovery feature on the Recovery Month Web site. To view more stories or submit your own Voices for Recovery, visit: www.recoverymonth.gov/2007/voices/default.aspx.
This is just a piece of one of the stories submitted as part of the Voices for Recovery feature on the Recovery Month Web site. To view more stories or submit your own Voices for Recovery, visit: www.recoverymonth.gov/2007/voices/default.aspx.
About Recovery Month
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, celebrating 18 years of observance in 2007, is an initiative of the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's (SAMHSA's) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). For more information about Recovery Month, visit www.recoverymonth.gov.
