What is Recovery Month?
Recovery Month is a national observance held every September to educate Americans that substance use treatment and mental health services can enable those with mental and substance use disorders to live healthy and rewarding lives. This observance celebrates the millions of Americans who are in recovery from mental and substance use disorders, reminding us that treatment is effective and that people can and do recover. It also serves to help reduce the stigma and misconceptions that cloud public understanding of mental and substance use disorders, potentially discouraging others from seeking help.
Recovery Month works to promote and support new evidence-based treatment and recovery practices, the emergence of a strong and proud recovery community, and the dedication of service providers and community members across the nation who make recovery in all its forms possible.
The theme, “Recovery is for Everyone: Every Person, Every Family, Every Community,” reminds people in recovery and those who support them that no one is alone in the journey through recovery. Everyone’s journey is different, but we are all in this together.
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GENERAL
Finding Quality Treatment for Substance Use Disorders
FOR PARENTS
Why You Should Talk with Your Kids about Alcohol and Other Drugs
Be Prepared to Have a Difficult Conversation
Answering Your Child’s Tough Questions
What Every Parent Needs to Know about Fake Pills
Talking with Your Teen About Marijuana
Talking with Your Teen about Opioids
Talking with Your Teen About Vaping
Talking to Your Young Adult about Underage Drinking
Talking with Your Kids about Marijuana
Talk with Your Kids about Opioids
Talk with Your Kids about Impaired Driving
FOR PREGNANT WOMEN
Opioid Use Disorder and Pregnancy
Treating Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy
Taking Medicine for Opioid Use Disorder During Pregnancy
Pregnancy Planning for Women in Treatment for Opioid Use Disorder
Good Care for You and Your Baby While Receiving Opioid Use Disorder Treatment
Treating Babies Exposed to Opioids Before Birth
FOR TEENS
| Cocaine | HIV | Opioids | Stimulants | |||
| E-Cigarettes | Inhalants | Sedatives | Tobacco | |||
| Hallucinogens | Marijuana | Steroids | Underage Drinking | |||
| Heroin | Meth |
UNDERAGE DRINKING
Facts about College Student Drinking
Underage Drinking: Myths vs. Facts
Underage Drinking: Getting Ahead of the Problem
Take Action to Prevent Underage Alcohol Use
What Educators Can Do to Help Prevent Underage Drinking
PRESCRIPTION MEDICATIONS
Risks of Opioid Pain Medication
Safe Storage of Prescription Medication
Safe Disposal of Prescription Medication
Treating Overdose with Naloxone
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