PRO-ACT Recovery Walks! 2018 Great Plaza, Penn’s Landing, Philadelphia PA Registration 7:00am │ Pre-Walk Program 8:15am Walk 9:00am, followed by entertainment REGISTER HERE ‌ ‌DONATE‌ ‌HERE We Heard You! This year's Recovery Walk will be a no smoking event Vote at Recovery Walks! 2017 Let's Be Fair and Clear The Air! Individuals who are in recovery from tobacco use can share their testimonials in the PRO-ACT Village the day of the Walk! More details to follow. Facts about Quitting Smoking & Substance Use Disorders Considerable research indicates that tobacco dependence treatment does not interfere with patients’ recovery from the abuse of other substances. Quitting smoking has a positive effect on substance use treatment outcomes. Individuals with substance use disorder who were provided tobacco dependence treatment during addictions treatment was associated with a 25% increased likelihood of long-term abstinence from alcohol and illicit drugs. Tobacco use treatment, including the use of pharmacotherapy and counseling, is effective for treating tobacco users who are receiving treatment for chemical dependency. Tobacco users are more than twice likely to quit for good when they quit with the help of stop smoking medications and extra coaching and support. For more information about quitting smoking, talk to our Volunteers* in the green t-shirts at Recovery Walks! 2018. FOR FREE HELP QUITTING, CALL 1-800-QUIT-NOW Or visit www.smokefreephilly.org *Tobacco-Free Peer Outreach Team Volunteer Opportunity We are currently recruiting individuals for the Peer Outreach Team for Recovery Walks! 2018 and free training will be provided. If you would like to Volunteer to "lead by example," to support others wishing to become or remain tobacco-free, and to provide tobacco-free resources to your peers at the Walk, please contact Adam Sledd at ASledd@councilsepa.org. PRO-ACT is hosted by The Council of Southeast Pennsylvania, Inc. 4459 Swamp Road, Doylestown, PA 18902 │ 215-345-6644 Recovery Support Line: 800-221-6333 www.councilsepa.org www.recoverywalks.org See what's happening on our social sites:  ‌  ‌

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Walk with the Angels/ROCKFEST Volunteer Meeting Walk with the Angels/ROCKFEST Volunteer Meeting Wednesday, August 29, 2018 6:30pm - 8:00pm Well here we are weeks away from the City of Angels biggest fundraiser of the year. Please join us for pizza at the Dwyer Center so we can discuss COA's volunteer needs to make these 3 events a huge success! We have 3 events coming up that are huge to the City of Angels and our ability to continue our mission of helping others conquer their addictions. All of these events are now being held at the festival grounds in Mercer County Park. This year we have volunteer needs over a two day period and various times. I will list below some of our needs for volunteers so you can attend this meeting with an idea of the areas we need fulfill. The success of these events depends on the cooperation of our COA volunteers coming together as the great team they are. The Events & Fundraising Committees have done an outstanding job this year. They have planned and arranged an event that we feel is going to WOW you! We also now have our raffle license so we will be offering a Super 50/50, Daily 50/50's and we are raffling off a New Schwinn Signature Cruiser Bicycle courtesy of the Bike Rack in Hightstown. Please see below the dates and times of each volunteer opportunity and we are very appreciative to any time you can offer for these events. Friday, September 14th 6-10pm Load truck, pick up Shirts & Unload at the park, Kick Off of ROCKFEST & FREE Community Picnic Honoring Our Volunteers * Load the truck at the Dwyer Center  12pm * Pick Up Shirts at Aztec Grapics  1pm * Unload at the Festival Grounds  1:30pm * Set-up at Festival Grounds  1:30pm - 5:30pm Community Picnic & Rockfest  * Grilling, Food Serving, etc 6pm - 7:30pm * Selling Raffles 6pm - 9:45pm * Merchandise Tent 6pm - 10:00pm * Remembrance Tent 6pm - 10:00pm * COA Information Tent 6pm - 10:00pm * Donation Table & Ticket Handout at the Gates 6pm - 9:00pm * Green Room (Hosptality tent for the bands) 6pm - 10:00pm Saturday, September 15th 7am-12pm Walk/Run with the Angels * Refreshments  7am - 10:00am * Onsite Walk/Run Registration  8am - 9:30am * Run water station  9:45am - 10:15am * Walk/Run crossing guards/course guards  9:25am - 10:30am * Selling Raffles  8am - 11:00am * Merchandise Tent  8am - 12:00am * Remembrance Tent  8am - 12:00am * COA Information Tent   8am - 12:00pm Saturday, September 15th  2pm-10pm ROCKFEST * Selling Raffles  2pm - 9:30pm * Kids area   2pm - ? Not certain of the hours yet * Donation Table & Ticket Handout at the Gates  2pm - 8:00pm * Merchandise Tent  2pm - 10:00pm * Remembrance Tent  2pm - 10:00pm * COA Information Tent  2pm - 10:00pm * Green Room (Hosptality tent for the bands)  2pm - 10:00pm * Break down and load up take back to Dwyer  10pm - 12:00am The list could get added to. If you have any questions, comments or if you can not attend the meeting but are interested in volunteering, please email info@cityofangelsnj.org. If your interested in volunteering but can not attend please me us Your Name, Email Address, Phone number, Volunteer area you are interested in volunteering for and the hours you would like to volunteer. Thank you in advance for your continued support. www.WalkWithTheAngels.com www.RockfestCOA.com  Get Help Now   City of Angels NJ, Inc. offers many services for people with addictions. If you are actively using drugs and/or alcohol Click Here to Get Help Now Stay in Touch!

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Recovery Advocacy in Action  August  2018 Congress should listen to addiction patients -  not corporate interests - about confidentiality The Overdose Prevention and Safety Act (H.R. 6082), which has passed the House of Representatives and is now under consideration in the Senate, would take away a patient's right to give permission before information about his or her substance use treatment is disclosed to a broad range of individuals and entities for the purposes of treatment, payment, and health care operations.  Dr. H. Westley Clark opinion piece Sign the Faces & Voices of Recovery Petition Now! Cash Assistance for Pennsylvanians in need returns The general assistance program provides about $205 a month to eligible recipients who are unable to earn an income for a limited number of reasons and in many cases, for a limited period of time. The reinstatement of this safety net program that ended six years ago stems from a state Supreme Court ruling last month. The court struck down a state law, dubbed Act 80 of 2012, that ended the program, saying the House and Senate violated a constitutional provision that requires all legislation to be considered in each chamber on three separate days before it is put to a vote. Community Legal Services argued the case that returned general assistance back to the books (read more) For Eligibility go here. To Apply go here      Bleak News: 72,000 Overdose Deaths in 2017 Encouraging signs from states prioritizing public health & recovery Drug overdoses killed about 72,000 Americans last year, a record number that reflects a rise of around 10 percent, according to new preliminary estimates from the Centers for Disease Control.The death toll is higher than the peak yearly death totals from H.I.V., car crashes or gun deaths. The picture is not equally bleak everywhere. In parts of New England, where a more dangerous drug supply arrived early, the number of overdoses has begun to fall. That was the case in Massachusetts, Vermont and Rhode Island; each state has had major public health campaigns and has increased addiction treatment. Preliminary 2018 numbers from Massachusetts suggest that the death rate there may be continuing to fall. (read more) Advocacy Booth at Recovery Walks! On Saturday, September 22, at PRO-ACT Recovery Walks! stop by the Advocacy booth to get advice on arrest or criminal conviction expungement, learn about Harm Reduction, register to vote and learn more about our Advocacy Leadership Program. Not registered yet? Go to Recovery Walks! Forward this email STAY CONNECTED

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Registration Open-Sign Up Now Join us at a fun 3-Day Skills System Training (earning 16.5 CEU's) in Needham, MA on October 15-17, 2018with Skills System developer/author of the Emotion Regulation Skills System. Julie F. Brown, PhD

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Teach Skills for Co-Regulation The Skills System skills are user-friendly DBT-informed strategies that help all clients and family members/support providers have a common coping language. The skills are designed to enhance self-regulation and co-regulation between people. Attending the 3-day training will prepare you to use, teach, and train the Skills System.

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