ADDICTION: Communities Take Action AddictionAction.org

Mon 12 Feb 07, 9:14 a.m.

ADDICTION: Communities Take Action AddictionAction.org ***************************************************************

Dear Don,

In an unprecedented partnership, Join Together, Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of America(CADCA), and Faces & Voices of Recovery (FaVoR) are uniting to help communities make the most of a powerful opportunity to bring the message of addiction treatment and recovery to millions of Americans. We hope you will join with us.

On March 15-18, HBO will launch the Addiction Project, a groundbreaking multi-media campaign to help Americans understand addiction as a treatable brain disease, spotlight new treatment advancements, and provide hope for long-term recovery. The 14-part series will air during a free HBO preview weekend, and it kicks off with a March 15 broadcast of the centerpiece documentary ADDICTION at 9 p.m. ET.

To find out more about HBO's ADDICTION project and exciting ways you can get involved in mobilizing your community around it, visit: www.AddictionAction.org .

We urge you to build on these programs and the national attention they will command, mobilizing your community to improve access to treatment and increase support of long-term recovery.

Visit www.AddictionAction.org to find out how you can get involved:

~~Stand up and be counted. Tell us that you will watch the show and use it to spread the word to your family and friends about addiction and the reality of long-term recovery.

~~Attend a town hall meeting to view a preview screening of the film. Invite your elected officials to watch it with you, then discuss how it relates to conditions in your own community. Community events are currently scheduled in over 30 cities.

~~Host or attend a national house party on March 17 to watch and discuss an airing of ADDICTION with friends, family or colleagues - and develop a plan of action for your community. ~~Spread the word to friends, family and co-workers.

We'll send you updates - and more information - about ADDICTION and the opportunities for advocacy and public education, but you don't have to wait. Don't pass up the chance to start getting out the word!

Can we count you in to watch ADDICTION March 15-19? Visit: www.AddictionAction.org to let us know. Then, sign up to host a house party and invite 10 friends to join you in taking action. With your help, we can play a major role in fundamentally changing the way Americans view - and treat - people with alcohol and drug problems.

Thank you for all that you continue to do.

Sincerely,

Join Together, CADCA, and Faces and Voices of Recovery