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September 24, 2015 The theme for Recovery Month 2015 is Join the Voices for Recovery: Visible, Vocal, Valuable!, which highlights the value of peer support in educating, mentoring, and helping others. The theme also invites individuals in recovery and their support systems to be catalysts and active change agents in communities, and in civic and advocacy engagements. It encourages individuals to start conversations about the prevention, treatment, and recovery of behavioral health conditions at earlier stages of life. (www.recoverymonth.gov) Quick Links Information Help Line Donate to The Council Employment Opportunities Recovery Center Calendars Professional Trainings CRS Training Program CRS Supervisor Training Save the Date! CRS Training ProgramOctober 19-29, 2015 CRS Supervisor TrainingOctober 16 and 23 40th Anniversary Gala5/5/2016 Normandy Farm Volunteer for The Council/PRO-ACT !! Central Bucks:      Email or call Steve at215-345-6644 x3006 Southern Bucks:   Email or call Karen at215-788-3738 x100 Philadelphia, Chester County, Delaware County, Montgomery County:         Email John or call 215-923-1661     Left to right:  Bob Dellavella, Dennis O'Brien, Rep. Michael Driscoll, Derek Green, Sen. Sabatina, Helen Gym, Roland Lamb, Cm. Bobby Henon 25,000 Celebrate Recovery September 19 Penn's Landing, Philadelphia The Council would like to thank the record breaking 25,000 people who walked in support of recovery. Individuals, families, elected officials, organizations, businesses and schools came to Penn's Landing for the 14th Annual Recovery Walks! 2015.   You demonstrated that the Recovery Community is a constituency of consequence, that is willing to stand up to end stigma and be a voice for the 20 million still needing to access services to sustain long-term recovery. Over 300 members of the Honor Guard, representing a total of 5,629 years in recovery, led the walk.        During the walk, education and advocacy activities included: New voter registration Family education booth Petition to Pennsylvania lawmakers to pass a budget that includes $20 million for emergency treatment Pennsylvania Commitment for Involvement in Healthcare Advocacy Naloxone Education and Overdose Prevention Information Distribution This year, we received more media attention than ever before!  There is power in numbers and our voices are being heard!  Plan to attend Recovery Walks! 2016 next September.   Check out Mayor Nutter's musical performance here Ambassadors for Recovery and Advocacy Vanguard awards Rep. Gene DiGirolamo presented seven Public Policy Advocacy awards.   This year we honored the following families: -         Angels in Motion -         Anthony's Act -         The Anna Straw Initiative -         How to Save a Life -         Kacie's Cause -         Be a Part of the Conversation -         Break the Addiction Transformation Champion Award PRO-ACT received one of the Transformation Champion awards presented by Dr. Evans, Commissioner of Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services.  The Council is honored to have received this award.  Since 1975, The Council has worked to end stigma and discrimination associated with Substance Use disorder. Receipt of this award gives us a renewed strength to continue to persevere through the barriers facing individuals and families seeking long-term recovery.    Other recipients were New Pathways, New Pathways for Women, Charles Ramsey, Senator Vincent Hughes, Prevention Point, and Bill White. Thank You to Our Special Guests: Michael Botticelli, Director of National Drug Control Policy Kana Enomoto, Acting Administrator, SAMHSA Dr. Arthur Evans, Commissioner of Philadelphia's Department of Behavioral Health and Intellectual disAbility Services (DBHIDS) Roland Lamb, Director, Office of Addiction Services, DBHIDS Mayor Michael Nutter, Mayor of Philadelphia Gary Tennis, Esq., Secretary, Department of Drug and Alcohol Programs (DDAP) Representative Gene DiGirolamo Senator Sabatina Representative Driscoll Senator Kitchen Councilman Bobby Henon Helen Gym, City Council Candidate Derek Green, City Council Candidate Allan Domb Your attendance and participation provide encouragement that our voices are heard and change is happening! 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	Is your varsity football player a leader within his team and community? Is your daughter’s volleyball coach committed to encouraging fun, healthy competition? This is your chance to nominate them for theCommissioner’s Play Healthy Award contest! In conjunction with Major League Baseball Charities, we are recognizing outstanding student athletes and youth coaches in any sport – on and off the playing field – who embody the spirit of teamwork and healthy, drug-free competition. One winning youth coach and one student athlete will receive a trip for themselves and one special guest to New York City, a $500 gift card to a sporting goods store and more!
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Greetings,

Please see the attached Philadelphia Recovery Community Center calendar for October.

Regards,

Sean E. Brinda, MSW, CCDP Diplomate

Senior Peer Services Coordinator

PRO-ACT/Philadelphia Recovery Community Center

1701 W. Lehigh Avenue

Philadelphia, PA 19132

Register for Recovery Walks! 2014 at www.recoverywalks.org

Phone: (215) 223-7700 ext. 105

Cell: (215) 828-6168

Fax: (215) 223-7707

Email: sbrinda@councilsepa.org

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PRO-ACT… Ambassadors for Recovery!

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Dealers of Synthetic Drugs in Florida Easily Get Products Online From China - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Dealers of Synthetic Drugs in Florida Easily Get Products Online From China - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Women for Sobriety, Inc. Study will show Effectiveness of Alternative Recovery Groups. PLEASE FILL OUT SURVEY WE NEED YOUR VOICE September 21, 2015 Hello WFS Friends and Colleagues! We have some very important news!  Women for Sobriety (WFS) is now participating in a study called the Peer Alternatives to Addiction (PAL) Study, which is funded by the National Institutes of Health and led by Dr. Sarah Zemore.  This is a critical study that will provide empirical information on the effectiveness of WFS and other alternatives to AA, including SMART Recovery and LifeRing.  The results could help WFS by substantiating its effectiveness, and will provide treatment providers and the public with new information relevant to choosing a support group in recovery. The study involves online surveys with a projected sample of 800 people, and we are eager to obtain as many participants as possible so that WFS is well-represented.  So, we would like to ask you to go to the study website athttp://www.thepalstudy.org and consider participating.  Participants will receive Amazon gift cards for their participation, and can earn as much as $80. Please note that because this is a small study focusing on in-person meetings, only those who have attended an in-person meeting in the past 30 days are eligible.  The research team hopes to study online-only participation in the future. Please feel free to email me or Project Coordinator Deidre Patterson (dpatterson@arg.org) of the research team with any questions about the study. Thank you in advance for your help and support of WFS! Warm regards, Becky Fenner, WFS Director Email:  contact@womenforsobriety.org   *   Tel: 215-536-8026   *   Fax:  215-538-9026

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Synthetic Drug Bust in New York Underscores Public Health Threat: Officials - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Synthetic Drug Bust in New York Underscores Public Health Threat: Officials - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

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Some States Allow School Nurses to Stock Naloxone - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Some States Allow School Nurses to Stock Naloxone - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

FDA Decision to Approve OxyContin for Children as Young as 11 Stirs Debate - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

FDA Decision to Approve OxyContin for Children as Young as 11 Stirs Debate - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Wait for Federally Funded Rehab Increases for People Addicted to Heroin - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

Wait for Federally Funded Rehab Increases for People Addicted to Heroin - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

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Sun. 9/20: Walk/Run with the Angels!   This is What Recovery Looks Like! Walk/Run with the Angels Sunday, September 20th 8 am - Noon We are raising funds that will be used to assist individuals who are ready to change their lives by entering treatment, and 100% of the proceeds will be used to assist families, which includes scholarships, medical assistance, housing assistance, educational programs and community awareness. To register, click here ..... Have you registered yet? Save $100 on Recovery Coach Training Want to help a loved one? Or just work more effectively with addiction sufferers? The COA-CCAR Recovery Coach Academy can help! This 30-hour training will teach you how to remove obstacles to recovery... to motivate, guide and facilitate long-term addiction recovery. Since 2008, more than 5,000 people across the U.S. have taken this training and 125 people have taken it at COA. Recovery Coaches include people in long term recovery, friends & family of recoverees, counselors, teachers, and other recovery pros - anyone who wants to better understand and assist people with addiction issues. To learn more, or to register, click here. Don't delay - early registration rates offer a substantial discount and are in effect thru 9/19 ONLY and will increase by $100 after that time! If you would like to work with a COA-trained Recovery Coach, click here. Program Date: Sat., Sept. 26 - Fri., Oct. 2 Location: First Baptist Church of Hightstown, 125 S. Main St., Hightstown, New Jersey 08520 Need Clothes? Call Bill's Closet! Supported by Nar-Anon, Bill's Closet offers new clothing to men & women in recovery. All clothing is completely free of charge. To shop Bill's Closet, call Bill G. at 609-587-7215.

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September 19 CHP 29 v 11 TWELVE STEPPING WITH STRENGTH FROM THE PSALMS

The Lord will give strength to His people :The Lord will bless His people with peace .(GODS BIG BOOK)

STEP 1 We admitted we were powerless over our addiction - that our lives had become unmanageable .

God never intended for us to live life addicted , alone , and powerless ! Step one is a key ! Addiction is a prison in which we live and the door to our cell is wide open but selfishness , fear , and pride are the guards who wont let us leave our cell .In order to get passed the guards we have to tell God we are unable to get pass the guards and through our weakness , He will move selfishness , fear , and pride its a promise in His Big Book .Fifteen years ago I lived in that prison and God helped me get out . I have learned that God is faithful and powerful ,and even in the worse time of my life , He loved me when no one else did . By choice addiction gave me a life sentence with the possibility of a premature  death but Jesus Christ was sent to set me free and with Him was freedom and peace .

Isaiah 42:6-7 "I am the LORD, I have called You in righteousness, I will also hold You by the hand and watch over You, And I will appoint You as a covenant to the people, As a light to the nations, To open blind eyes, To bring out prisoners from the dungeon And those who dwell in darkness from the prison. (GODS BIG BOOK) By Joseph Dickerson

FDA Advisory Panel Votes in Favor of Approving New Opioid Painkiller - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids

FDA Advisory Panel Votes in Favor of Approving New Opioid Painkiller - Partnership for Drug-Free Kids