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Recovery Month is here and we invite you to participate in a special series
of Web events EVERY Wednesday this September as you "Join the Voices of
Recovery." Today marks the debut of our first webcast for the month, but you are welcome to access this webcast, as well as the others, any other time after it is initially presented.

NEW RECOVERY MONTH URL/WEBCAST VIDEOS

In celebration of the 13th annual observance of National Alcohol and Drug
Addiction Recovery Month, the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment would
like to announce a new URL dedicated to Recovery Month events and
programs at http://www.recoverymonth.gov/. For a listing of Recovery Month
events in your State, please visit http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/events/.

Did you know that you could order copies of the Recovery Month Webcasts?
For a cost recovery fee of $12.50 for each video, you can own and use any of
the following Webcasts for your programs:
... The Road to Recovery: 2002
... Alcohol Awareness Month: Recovery: It's a Family Affair and Everyone's
Invited
... Student Assistance and the Recovery Process: A Call to Action
... Exploring the Community's Role in Recovery

To order your video today, go to
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/ordervideos.htm.

WEB EVENTS CALENDAR

All Recovery Month Web events are held on Wednesdays from 3 to 4 p.m. EST
and can be accessed from our multimedia page at
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/.  On this page, you will also
find instructions for how to participate in these events. You can also
submit questions in advance for the web chats, by going to that specific
page before or during the time the chat is held.

September 4: (Webcast Debut)
** Employers and Employees in Unison: Supporting Recovery Through the
Workplace
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/w.asp?ID=128

September 11: (Webcast Debut)
** Speaking Out About Healthcare and Recovery
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/w.asp?ID=129

September 18: (Live Web Chat)
** Employers and Employees in Unison: Supporting Recovery Through the
Workplace, Chat Guest: Elena Carr, U.S. Department of Labor
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/webchat6.htm

September 25: (Live Web Chat)
** Speaking Out About Healthcare and Recovery, Chat Guest: TBD
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/webchat7.htm

WEB EVENTS DESCRIPTIONS

** Employers and Employees in Unison: Supporting Recovery Through the
Workplace

One of the biggest hurdles for people with addictions is overcoming the
shame surrounding their disorder and the uncertainty about how much they can
disclose to employers and co-workers. Recovering employees are often faced
with balancing the need for honesty with the fear that the truth could
hinder their careers or job opportunities. With this in mind, how can
employers support their recovering employees?

Both the Webcast and Web chat will explore a continuum of support employers
need to provide to retain valued employees and improve the bottom line.
Hosted by Dennis Wholey of the PBS show This Is America With Dennis Wholey
and author of The Courage to Change, the Webcast will feature a panel of
experts: Elena Carr, National Coordinator, Working Partners, Alcohol- and
Drug-Free Workplace, U.S. Department of Labor (who will also host the Web
chat); Steve Towle, D.C. Liaison, National Association on Alcohol, Drugs,
and Disability; Cathi Coridan, Director of Development, ETP, Inc.; and James
O'Hair, Internal Programs Director, Employee Assistance Professionals
Association, Inc.

Webcast-September 4, 2002, 3 to 4p.m. EST
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/w.asp?ID=128

Web chat-September 18, 2002, 3 to 4p.m. EST
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/webchat6.htm

** Speaking Out About Healthcare and Recovery

Healthcare professionals can play a vital role in identifying substance
abuse problems and helping patients get the addiction treatment they need.
Both the Webcast and Web chat will examine efforts to improve training for
healthcare professionals in the identification of substance addiction.

Hosted by Dennis Wholey of the PBS show This Is America With Dennis Wholey
and author of The Courage to Change, the Webcast will highlight exemplary
efforts, model programs, and effective strategies that better prepare
healthcare professionals to address the needs of addicted and recovering
individuals. The panel will feature: Dr. Louis E. Baxter, Sr., Medical
Society of New Jersey; Dr. Hoover Adger, Johns Hopkins University School of
Medicine; Dr. H. Westley Clark, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment; and
Shannon Garrett, Mountain Manor Outpatient Treatment Center.

Webcast-September 11, 2002, 3 to 4p.m. EST
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/w.asp?ID=129

Web chat-September 25, 2002, 3 to 4p.m. EST
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2002/multimedia/webchat7.htm

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Thank you,

Farra Trompeter, Web Marketer
http://www.recoverymonth.gov

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