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• July 14, 2010 12 noon - 1:30 pm
• The Common Man Inn, Plymouth, NH

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Press Release

September is recognized as "National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month (Recovery Month)." Millions of people who once suffered from a substance use disorder, as well as their family and friends, have seen their lives improve through treatment and recovery. A substance use disorder is when a person is dependent on alcohol and/or drugs - including prescription drugs. Now in its 20th year, Recovery Month continues to celebrate recovery and continue to help those who continue to suffer.

The 2009 Recover Month theme, "Join the Voices for Recovery: Together We Learn, Together We Heal," emphasizes the need to use all available resources, in our communities and on the Internet, to educate people about the disease and to help those with substance use disorders, and those close to them to get support. In 2007, 23.2 million people aged 12 and older needed treatment for a substance use disorder, yet only 3.9 million received treatment in some form.

2009 Family Day is on Monday, September 28th.
Created by CASA in 2001, "Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children" is a national effort to promote family dinners as an effective way to reduce substance abuse among children and teens.

Hectic work schedules, after-school activities and time spent with school friends often interfere with dinnertime. Yet research by The National Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia University consistently finds that the more often children eat dinner with their families, the less likely they are to smoke, drink or use illegal drugs.

A national campaign that began in 1985 when federal DEA officer Enrique Camarena was tortured and murdered by drug traffickers. The national observance takes place annually in October and is an opportune time for families, communities, and educators to unite in their efforts to protect children from the harms of alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs. Cady sponsors in school and community based activities to engage youth and the community during this time frame.

In 2007, the first graders at Plymouth Elementary School planted and harvested pumpkins at Charlie's Garden as part of an interdisciplinary school program. Each year the school generously donates pumpkins and gourds to CADY. In 2007, the New Hampton Community School 5th grade class, with their art teacher Denise Plante-Renaud, transformed the pumpkins into ghosts with the "Say BOO to Drugs" message. This powerful theme was integrated into Halloween activities in CADY's 17-town catchment area. The 7th grade, Leaders in Prevention, students at Wentworth Elementary School organized a school-wide event with CADY to bring the "Say BOO to Drugs" message to the entire school population. They performed a puppet show for grades 1-4, distributed lollipops with "Say BOO to Drugs" theme for the entire school and designed interactive activities with fatal vision goggles for grades 5, 6, and 8. The Launch youth participated in the Main Street Plymouth Halloween Festivities on October 30, 2007. They carved pumpkins for the evening festivities, ghost lollipops to be handed out, and red ribbons for everyone to wear. They had a pumpkin carving/decorating contest, bowling for witches with apples, a ring toss activity, and information spotlighting the "Say BOO" theme. In 2008, the program expanded to more towns to broaden the reach of prevention messaging.

Thriving in Middle School is an uplifting day of motivation and interactive prevention education designed to energize youth and build dialogue around important issues. This annual conference for SAU 48 students provides a fun and interactive way to dispel myths and learn facts about the dangers of alcohol, tobacco and other drugs.

New Hampton School provides the setting for the annual Kids and Parents Enriching Relationships (KAPER) Conference. This conference brings seventh grade students and their parents together for a day focused on building communication skills and positive relationships to reduce risk factors and highlight protective factors during the critical formative years. The conference features a wide variety of interactive breakout sessions ranging from mask making, team building, physical fitness activities, art, dance, communication skills, and information and awareness on teen and family issues.