Recovery Month supports addiction treatment programs and services
F or twenty-three years Americans have celebrated the month of September as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The purpose of Recovery month is to educate Americans about mental health services and addiction treatment programs that can help people struggling with substance abuse. Recovery month also raises awareness about specific challenges that people in recovery face. Although drug and alcohol addictions are complex problems with the correct treatment and support people who struggle with these addictions can recover. In a Presidential Proclamation On August 31, 2012, President Barack Obama declared September 2012 as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. In his proclamation Obama said: “Over the past 3 years, we have worked to strengthen substance abuse prevention and treatment programs, and to support Americans in recovery… Drug and alcohol abuse continue to take a tragic toll on millions of lives across our country. Yet, while more remai