September’s Offline Happenings!Note: August 30, 7:00 p.m. – 9:00 p.m. September 1, 12:00 noon September 6, 1:00 – 3:00 p.m. September 20, 7:45 a.m. – 3:00 p.m. September 20, 5:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m. October 17, 2011 October 21, 2011 November 2, 2011 MYTH OR FACT?! MYTH: You can stop using drugs at any time.
FACT: Withdrawal sickness, believing you must have drugs, and being around people who use can make stopping drug use difficult. But there are people and programs that can help. September is Recovery Month
National Recovery Month (Recovery Month) is a national observance that educates Americans on the fact that addiction treatment and mental health services can enable those with a substance use or mental disorder to live a healthy and rewarding life. The observance’s main focus is to laud the gains made by those in recovery from these conditions, just as we would those who are managing other health conditions such as hypertension, diabetes, asthma and heart disease. Recovery Month spreads the positive message that behavioral health is essential to overall health, that prevention works, treatment is effective and people can and do recover. Recovery Month, now in its 22nd year, highlights individuals who have reclaimed their lives and are living happy and healthy lives in long-term recovery and also honors the treatment and recovery service providers who make recovery possible. Recovery Month promotes the message that recovery in all its forms is possible and also encourages citizens to take action to help expand and improve the availability of effective recovery services for those in need. Celebrated during the month of September, Recovery Month began in 1989 as TreatmentWorks! Month, which honored the work of the treatment and recovery professionals in the field. The observance evolved to National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month) in 1998, when the observance expanded to include celebrating the accomplishment of individuals in recovery from substance use disorders. The 2011 Recovery Month observance aims to educate the public on the positive changes that national health care reform will have on access to needed recovery services for substance use and mental disorders. Recovery Month, officially celebrated each September, has become a year-round initiative that supports educational outreach and celebratory events throughout the year.
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SIOUXLAND FACT.Did you know Siouxland CARES has a list of Evaluation Resource Agencies? Go to our website at www.siouxlandcares.org and click on resources or contact us at (712) 255-3188.
Homecoming Dates Homer – September 16 Tri-State Curfew The following curfew is now in effect in Sioux City, Sergeant Bluff, and Woodbury County, Iowa, North Sioux City, South Dakota, South Sioux City, Nebraska, and Dakota County, Nebraska. Please enforce these times in your home.
10:00 p.m. for minors under the age of 14
11:00 p.m. for minors ages 14 and 15 Midnight for minors ages 16 and 17 ?Questions?
For information on How To Survive Back-To-School and Other Life Transitions for Teenagers, visit the website, www.thepartnership@drugfree.org
About Siouxland CARES.
Siouxland CARES (Community-wide Awareness, Resources, Education and Support) About Substance Abuse is a community coalition comprised of 345 volunteers. Volunteers for Siouxland CARES (representing 12 community systems) and staff contributed 10,532 hours in 2010 to CARES programs and services. The mission of CARES is to improve the quality of life in Siouxland by eliminating the abuse of alcohol and other drugs and related violence.
The Anti-Drug is Communication.
Ask Who? Ask What? Ask Where? It’s not pestering, it’s parenting! Trustworthiness: Think it. Be it. Make Your Character Count in Siouxland!! |
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