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HBO, A Safe Haven and the Illinois Association of Extended Care is hosting a "Living in Recovery" forum and special preview of the new
HBO documentary "Addiction."
Following the screening, a panel of community advocates, leaders and experts will explore the issues raised in the program, including the obstacles to long-term recovery, such as the barriers individuals face getting access to recovery support services (housing, employment initiatives and adequate insurance or voucher systems).
Community advocates, parents, political leaders and concerned individuals will then talk about solutions and how to implement them so that addiction and long-term recovery moves to the forefront in Chicago.
Millions of Americans are in long-term recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs, yet one in four Americans still has a family member who is struggling with addiction.
In partnership with the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation, the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA), and the National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA), HBO's ADDICTION project is an unprecedented multi-media campaign aimed at helping Americans understand addiction as a treatable brain disease, as well as highlighting effective new treatments.
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Posted on February 20, 2007 07:01 PM
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