Recovery Month is an annual observance that takes place during the month of September and it’s is sponsored by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration’s (SAMHSA’s) Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT). CSAT works cooperatively with a myriad of public and private addiction treatment organizations and related entities to identify, develop, and support approaches and programs that expand and enhance treatment services.

Recovery Month effort aims to promote the societal benefits of alcohol and drug use disorder treatment, laud the contributions of treatment providers and promote the message that recovery from alcohol and drug use disorders in all its forms is possible. Each September, thousands of treatment programs around the country celebrate their successes and share them with their neighbors, friends, and colleagues in an effort to educate the public about treatment, how it works, for whom, and why.

One of the goals of Recovery Month is to educate the public on substance abuse as a national health crisis, that addiction is a treatable, and recovery is possible. Recovery Month shows the benefits of treatment for not only the affected individual, but for their family, friends, workplace, and society as a whole. Accurate knowledge is the key for people to understand the importance of supporting treatment programs, those who work within the treatment field, and those in need of treatment.

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