The 19th annual Recovery Month 2008 campaign's yearly theme will highlight the people for whom treatment and long-term recovery have given a renewed outlook on life. We invite you to take part in the theme, "Join the Voices for Recovery: Real People, Real Recovery," and spread the word that treatment is effective and recovery is possible. By getting involved, you can help more people on a path of recovery to lead more fulfilling lives, while guiding others to recognize that substance use disorders are medical illnesses that can be treated.

We will post recovery stories and Recovery Month news on the Recovery Iowa News and Issues Blog. Personal stories are powerful, educational, and inspirational for those in recovery, those unfamiliar with the power of recovery and for those not yet in recovery. Please consider sending a recovery story to post.