Recovery Month
The United Methodist Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV) is launching a year-long educational campaign to highlight the complex issues that surround its concerns within both church and society. This campaign begins with a five-part series of online articles during September, the 19th annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in the United States.
Join the Voices for Recovery: Real People, Real Recovery is the theme for the September 2008 observation of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. It affirms SPSARV's mission, which is global rather than national in scope.
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Family Response: Final Article Marking National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month
by Rev. Cynthia Sloan, SPSARV10/3/08: The focus is on families living in this turmoil.
Family Testimony: SPSARV Fifth Witness
by Carolyn P.10/3/08: "My story is the same story that is heard over and over ... My marriage ended in divorce and I found myself a single mom--a drinking, single mom ..."
Announcing the Hope, Healing, and Health Reading Circle
A New SPSARV Resource10/3/08: An extensive reading list and an online community are the latest tools in the United Methodist recovery effort.
Young People Respond to Alcohol, Other Drugs, and Related Violence
by Chad Bumgardner, SPSARV9/26/08: This fourth article marking Recovery Month includes witness by a college student.
Sierra Leone Task Force on Substance Abuse and Related Violence
by Finda Quiwa9/26/08: The chair of the Sierra Leone Task Force on Substance Abuse and Related Violence is grateful for the training SPSARV provides.
Second-Hand Recovery
by Brook Saunders, Pfeiffer University student9/26/08: "You never think the worst will happen to you, but sometimes it does ..."
Peer Counseling Training in Sierra Leone
by Denis Sandy9/26/08: A peer counselor talks about the relationship between HIV/AIDS and substance abuse.
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