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Recovery Month

The United Methodist Special Program on Substance Abuse and Related Violence (SPSARV) is launching a year-long awareness campaign to highlight the complex issues that surround its concerns within both church and society. This campaign begins during  the 20th annual National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in the United States.

Together We Learn, Together We Heal is the theme for the 2009 observation of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.

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Rev. Tony Marciano is executive director of the Charlotte Rescue MissionA Question for Pastors: What about the Spouse Who Never Joins the Family at Church?

by Rev. Tony Marciano, executive director of the Charlotte Rescue Mission in North Carolina
9/9/08: Second Article in a Series Marking National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery Month.
 

Yngvar Ruud is a deacon in The United Methodist ChurchMy Journey of Recovery: Twelve Steps to Serenity

by Rev. Yngvar Ruud
9/9/08: "I am both excited and humbled at the same time that God has turned my steps from despair to recovery, from insecurity to serenity."
 

National Alcohol & Drug Addiction Recovery MonthThe Church and the Disease of Addiction

First Article in a Five-part Series
9/5/08: The "public health nightmare" of alcohol and drug addiction is global epidemic affecting millions of individuals, families, and communities.
 

A rainbow symbolizes God's covenant to care for us.SPSARV First Witness

by Rev. Cynthia Sloan
9/5/08: "I am not sure to this day who decided I was through hiding, me or God. But that day came." One woman's journey through dysfunction has led to healing and deliverance.
 

SPSARV: Hope Healing DeliveranceUnited Methodist Substance Abuse Program Announces Year-Long Educational Effort

9/29/08: This campaign begins with a five-part series of online articles during National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, September 2008.
 

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