Recovery Connections Network

Saturday, September 8, 2012

Recovery Day Rally - Sunday, September 30th

Sunday, September 30, 2012

12:00pm until 3:00pm in PDT

Mayor Gregor Robertson officially proclaims Sunday, September 30th Recovery Day.

People in recovery:

Please join us Sunday, Sept 30th at the Vancouver Art Gallery from noon - 3 pm to rally and show the "solution" to substance use disorders vs. the “problem".

Highlights:
Downtown March, Live Music, Recovery Countdown, Gratitude Shares, Speeches, Moment of Silence, Information Booths

BRING YOUR BEST RECOVERY SIGN OR BANNER
Prize for best looking sign

Description
Recovery (Day) 2012 is committed to mobilizing and organizing Canadians in recovery from alcohol and other substance use disorders, our families, friends and allies to change public perceptions of recovery, end discrimination and keep a focus on the fact that recovery works and is making life better for millions of people.

Supporting Links:

-USA Recovery Celebrations: http://www.recoverymonth.gov/

-Planned Documentary on Recovery Day celebrations: http://www.kickstarter.com/projects/342545630/the-anonymous-people

Friday, September 7, 2012

Study Finds Elevated Death Rates Shortly After Hospitalization for Substance Abuse

By Join Together Staff | September 6, 2012 | 4 Comments | Filed in Addiction,Alcohol, Drugs, Mental Health, Research & Treatment

A new study finds elevated rates of suicides and overdose deaths in the month after people have been released from the hospital for substance abuse treatment. Researchers found death rates were substantially higher for those who had been out of the hospital for less than one month, compared with those who had been out for at least one year.

The study of almost 70,000 people who had been treated for some type of substance abuse found overdose deaths and suicides were most common during hospitalization, Reuters reports. Even after discharge, the death rates remained high, the article notes. In the first month, there were 21 drug-related deaths per 1,000 people each year, compared with 4.2 per 1,000 people a year or more later.

“Like prison-release, hospital discharge marks the start of a well-defined period of heightened vulnerability for drug-treatment clients,” Elizabeth Merrall of the MRC Biostatistics Unit in Cambridge wrote in the journal Addiction.

According to Dr. Patrick G. O’Connor of the Yale School of Medicine, who was not involved in the study, some drug users may start binging once they are released from the hospital, or may lose some of their drug tolerance in the hospital, which makes it easier to overdose.

Hospitalization may not be enough for some people struggling with substance abuse, he noted. They also may need jobs, housing and psychiatric care. “For drug users who leave the hospital, we need to be able to provide instantaneous and tight linkages for these patients to at least three services: primary care services, social services and drug treatment services,” he noted.

Thursday, September 6, 2012

Survey Finds 17% of High School Students Abuse Substances During School Day

By Join Together Staff | September 5, 2012 | Leave a comment | Filed inAlcohol, Drugs, Marketing And Media, Parenting & Youth

A new survey finds an estimated 17 percent of American high school students say they drink, smoke or use drugs during the school day. The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University found 86 percent of teens say they know which of their peers are abusing substances at school, CNN reports.

The findings come from an annual telephone survey of about 1,000 students ages 12 to 17. According to the survey, 60 percent of high school students say drugs are available on school grounds, and 44 percent know a classmate who sells drugs at school. Marijuana is the most commonly sold drug at school. Prescription drugs, cocaine and Ecstasy are also available.

Social media plays a role in peer pressure to use drugs and alcohol, the study found. Three-quarters of students said they are encouraged to use marijuana or alcohol when they see images of their peers doing so. The survey found 45 percent said they have seen photos online of their classmates drinking, using drugs or passing out, up 5 percent since last year.

For the first time in the history of the survey, a majority of private school students—54 percent—said their school was “drug-infected.” In 2011, that figure was 36 percent.

Teens are more likely to use drugs or alcohol if they have been left alone overnight, and are less likely to do so if they regularly attend religious services, the survey found.

“The take away from this survey for parents is to talk to their children and get engaged in their children’s lives,” Emily Feinstein, project director of the teen survey, said in a news release. “They should ask their children what they’re seeing at school and online. It takes a teen to know what’s going on in the teen world, but it takes parents to help their children navigate that world.”

Wednesday, September 5, 2012

GOLF TOURNAMENT

Please Join us for the 4th Annual French Scramble honoring Fred R. French, the founder of the Cape Cod Symposium!!

The 4rd Annual
French Scramble Golf Tournament

Date: Thursday, September 6th
Time: Tee Time 8:00 am – arrive by 7:30 am
Where:
Hyannis Golf Course
Rte #132 | Hyannis, MA 02601 |

508-362-2606

We will have a scramble that will begin at 8:00 am sharp and it is suggested that you arrive at 7:30 am in order to get everything ready.

It will be at the Hyannis Golf Course, a par 71, 18 hole public golf course with a 55 Station Practice Range and 2 Practice Greens. Proper golf attire please. Blue jeans and metal spiked golf shoes are not allowed.

$65.00 per player includes 18 holes and a cart.
Route 132, Hyannis, MA 02601

508-362-2606
Directions:
From the Cape Cod Resort and Conference Center: Got to the Rotary, take West Main Street all the way to the end, go left onto Rte 28, go through first set of lights, at second set of lights take a right onto Old Stage Road, go about 400 years, take right onto Shoot Flying Hill Rd. Take that to the end, and the Golf Course is at the end. (take approximately 15 minutes from the hotel)

From North - off Cape: Rte 3 South over the Sagamore Bridge to Rte 6. Take exit 6. Stay straight off ramp onto Rte 132. Follow approximately 1/2 mile, entrance on left.

From West/South - off Cape: Rte 495 (becomes Rte 25) to exit 2 (Rte 6/Hyannis). Keep left around rotary, follow Rte 6 signs. Follow alongside canal to end. Over Sagamore bridge. Take exit 6. Stay straight off ramp onto Rte 132. Follow approximately 1/2 mile, entrance on left.

From East (down Cape): Rte 6. Take exit 6. Turn left off ramp (at light) onto Rte 132. Follow approximately 1/2 mile, entrance on left

We are excited to have you as part of the 24th Cape Cod Symposium. Please do not hesitate to contact me with any questions, I will be leaving Michigan arriving in Hyannis on Tues late afternoon, but available via cell

616-581-4855 or email - deemcgraw@ameritech.net

Many thanks!

Dee

Rockers In Recovery On The Road

Tuesday, September 4, 2012

The Medicine Abuse Project launches

September 23 – 29, 2012

JOIN US!

The Medicine Abuse Project launches the week of September 23-29, setting the stage for a multi-year effort to raise awareness and curb the abuse of medicine.

Join The Partnership at Drugfree.organd help us prevent a half a million teens from abusing medicine within five years through education and action.

Our Action Plan

Together with parents, teachers, health care professionals, media and state, local and federal government partners, we are leading a national education effort and call to action to:

Educate about the dangers of abusing prescription and over-the-counter medicines
Monitor prescriptions and over-the-counter medicines
Safeguard and properly Dispose of unused medication
Eliminate improper prescribing and dispensing practices

BECOME A MEDICINE ABUSEPROJECT PARTNER

Corporate Partners

Help us raise awareness and reduce medicine abuse through corporate citizenship. To learn how you can align your company or association with a nationwide campaign that will make an impact in the medicine abuse issue, and support families across the country contact April Brown, Director of Corporate Relations at april_brown@drugfree.org or 212.973.3555.

Strategic Partners

Nonprofit organizations, grassroots, advocacy, academic and health professionals will play a crucial role raising awareness about the dangers of medicine abuse during this national campaign. To learn more about national and local strategic partner opportunities, please contact Marcia Lee Taylor, SVP, Government Affairs atmarcialee_taylor@drugfree.org or 202-841-3156.