The theme for 2020 National Recovery Month is Join the Voices for Recovery: Celebrating Connections. What is Recovery Month? Now in its 31st year, Recovery Month celebrates the gains made by those in recovery, just as we celebrate improvements made by those who are managing other health conditions such as...
With two months to go before the historic inaugural launch of International Recovery Day we currently have 6 of the 7 continents and 22 countries represented. Is YOUR country's flag represented? Many of us have a broad reach across geographical boundaries through our social media...
NEWS RELEASE Contact: John Winslow Email: johnwinslow1949@gmail.com Phone: 443 880-2094 Historic Global Addiction Recovery Event Draws Near Key Monuments and Structures Around the World Will Illuminate in Purple on September 30th as Simulated Fireworks Fill the World’s Virtual Skies in Celebration of International Recovery Day. VIRGINIA BEACH, VA., July 30, 2020 –...
My name is Angi and today I’m grateful to be alive and sober. I was born into alcoholism and do not remember a time when alcohol was not present in my life. Like many kids that grew up around drinking and its consequences, I always...
The United States' National Recovery Month was founded in 1989. Purple was selected as our recovery movement's official color: Subsequently, International Overdose Awareness Day (August 31), was established in 2001 to raise awareness of overdose and reduce the stigma of drug-related death. Today, the color...
Share your recovery pathway story with the world! Our event registrants have identified over 65 pathways that support their recovery efforts… tell us about yours! ...
My name is Kari and I am a person in long term recovery from addiction. What that means to me is that I have not felt a need to use mood altering substances since May 3, 1998. I took my first drink of alcohol at...
Fadilan AK from Singapore gives a "Shout-Out" to International Recovery Day - English version. Check out this video in Indonesian on our YouTube channel here. ...
My name is John Winslow. I’m a person in long-term recovery, which for me means that I haven’t used alcohol or other addictive substances since January 21st, 1976. I’m now officially a “Snowbird”- meaning I live with my wife, Monna, in Virginia Beach, Virginia...