National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in September

Drunk, and drugged driving causes too many deaths in America, including other countries, along with the pain, anguish, misery, suffering, and heartache the victim's families experience near, as well as long after the vehicle accident takes place. 

For the month of September 2010, a time each year also known as the  National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, activities are planned, and below you will find some events you may want to attend.

Before sharing that, please watch the video below about drunk driving put out by TAC Communications. If this doesn't get to you, nothing will. Please be warned the piece is graphic, but very emotional, and the song by REM is very sad, especially for those listening that have lost a loved one from a drunk driving accident, or even death from drugs period. Many people have seen this video ad, but it is a fitting reminder to show it again before the upcoming September 2010 Recovery Month.

"Everybody Hurts." Let's celebrate recovery, and make it a safe one.

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If you or a loved one needs help with any type of drug abuse/addiction problem, contact these sites depending on where you live. SEMCA (Wayne County residents), CARE (Macomb County residents), PACE (Oakland County residents), Drug Free Detroit (City of Detroit residents). For those residing outside the State of Michigan, contact SAMHSA for assistance. For assistance with medical marijuana contact The Michigan Medical Marijuana Association, or Michigan Medical Marijuana Certification Center.

 (Computer Graphic Picture by Michael Velardo)

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in September by Michael Velardo, aka: Crash Test Addict is licensed under a Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial-NoDerivs 3.0 Unported License.

TAC Campaign - 20 year Anniversary retrospective montage "Everybody Hurts" music by REM TV ad

September 2010 Recovery Month events in Michigan (not an exhaustive list)

Dawn Farm 37th Anniversary Jambore
09/12/2010 1:00 PM - 09/12/2010 6:00 PM
Dawn Farm
6633 Stoney Creek Road
Ypsilanti, MI 48197-6609
Please see http://www.dawnfarm.org/maps.html for a map to the location.
Contact: 734-485-8725, info@dawnfarm.org

Frontier Days Dunk Tank
09/11/2010 1:00 PM - 09/11/2010 4:00 PM
Charlotte Frontier Days
100 Block of Lovett St.
Charlotte, MI 48813
Contact: 517-543-2312, recoverynet1@sbcglobal.net

Labor Day 5K Run/Walk
09/06/2010 9:00 AM - 09/06/2010 12:00 PM
Applications available at www.playmakers.com
Bennett Park
1225 S. Cochran
Charlotte, MI 48813
Contact: 517-543-2312, recoverynet1@sbcglobal.net

All Roads Are Good Recovery Retreat-SAMHSA Sponsored
09/11/2010 9:00 AM - 09/12/2010 5:00 PM
Nog-da-win-da-meg Behavioral Health Program
2800 S. Shepherd Rd.
Mt. Pleasant, MI 48858

Invited Officials/ Presenters: Governor of Michigan, Saginaw Chippewa Tribal Council Representatives, Norman Cyr, Bob Storrer, Kim and ByronContact: 989-775-4850, HGenia@sagchip.org
Secondary contact: 719-548-1000, info@whitebison.org

For Family and Friends: How to Support Recovery and Not Support Addiction
09/28/2010 7:30 PM - 09/28/2010 9:00 PM
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
For directions: http://www.sjmercyhealth.org/body.cfm?id=33&oTopID=0
Contact: 734-485-8725, info@dawnfarm.org

Addiction 101
09/21/2010 7:30 PM - 09/21/2010 9:00 PM
St. Joseph Mercy Hospital Education Center
5305 Elliott Drive
Ypsilanti, MI 48197
All interested in the topic are welcome, and encouraged to attend!
Contact: 734-485-8725, info@dawnfarm.org

 http://www.dawnfarm.org/edseries.html

Recovery Palooza 2010
09/18/2010 11:00 AM - 09/18/2010 3:00 PM
John Ball Park Picnic Acres
1362 Park Street SW
Grand Rapids, MI 49504
Contact: 616.336.3765, jonathanm@network180.org

Spirit of Compassion: Celebrating Women in Recovery
04/30/2010 6:30 PM - 04/30/2010 8:30 PM
Tickets are $50.00 per person and includes dinner and entertainment. Ticket can be purchased by phone 810-392-2167 x1319 Tammy Murray or at RENAISSANCE UNITY CHURCH's event counter
RENAISSANCE UNITY CHURCH
11200 EAST ELEVEN MILE ROAD
Warren, MI 48089
(586) 353-2300

http://www.renaissanceunity.org

Contact: 810-392-2167 x1311, eweber@sacredheartcenter.com
Secondary contact: 810-392-2167 x1319, tmurray@sacredheartcenter.com

For more information, visit HHS.com for other events taking place all over America.

Learn, Share, Celebrate
10/02/2010 9:00 AM - 10/02/2010 1:00 PM
St. Anastasia Catholic Church
Social Hall
4571 John R.
Troy, MI 48085
Contact: 248 823-5055 acomiskey2@troy.k12.mi.us
Secondary contact: Andrew Litynskyj, 248 790-7677, alityns@us.ibm.com

For additction professionals