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Media Outreach

The Recovery Month 2005 kick-off press conference received media attention from major television and newspaper outlets.

In attendance were: Cox Television, NBC Television, ABC Radio, NBC Radio, Washington City Paper, Voice of America, Oncology News International, Orange County Register, and seven trade publications in various areas. Other media outreach included:

  • Craig Warner of CBS Radio and Katherine Loomans of AP Radio interviewed SAMHSA's Mark Weber about the new drug abuse data released at the Recovery Month press conference
  • Joel Goldstein of the Arkansas Daily Citizen was provided data on the racial breakdown of drug use from SAMHSA's 2004 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
  • Peter Schworm of The Boston Globe was informed following the press conference about the National Survey on Drug Use and Health data on inhalants.
  • Allison Knopf from Alcohol and Drug Abuse Weekly was provided definitions from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
  • Kevin Fraking of AP was provided information at the press conference on the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
  • ABC World News Tonight was provided data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
  • Kimberly Trobee of the "Family News in Focus" radio show interviewed SAMHSA's Director of the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Dr. H. Westley Clark, on the new substance use data in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health
  • Greg Reed of the Kansas City Star was provided tables from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
  • Thea Singer, writing for the Washington Post Magazine, was provided data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health on methamphetamine.
  • Melba Newsome from Family Circle was provided data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health on methamphetamine.
  • Claudia Salas of La Conexion USA was provided data from the National Survey on Drug Use and Health on Hispanics' use of drugs.
  • Miranda Hitti of Web MD was provided materials from the press conference on the new substance use data in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health.

Print coverage for national and local events was monitored nationwide for Recovery Month in national and local newspapers, magazines, and on the Internet. To date, 629 press clippings have been collected, with coverage in publications with a collective circulation of more than 39,032,566.

In tandem with the 2005 Recovery Month kick-off event, Faces & Voices of Recovery Rising! held a Recovery in Action Summit. This advocacy summit was held from September 6 to 8, 2005, in Washington, D.C., with recovery advocates from around the country. Recovery advocates connected and planned how best to build a growing network of grassroots recovery community organizations and recovery advocates to effectively change public attitudes and policies. Additionally, participants attended a Washington Nationals baseball game and a Recovery Month luncheon on Capitol Hill at the Rayburn House Office Building on September 8. Speakers at the luncheon included:

  • The Honorable Jim Ramstad (R-MN)
  • The Honorable John Dingell (D-MI)
  • Dr. H. Westley Clark, Director, Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, U.S. Department of Health and Human Services
  • The Faces & Voices of Recovery 2005 Award Recipients:
    • Charlotte Wethington
    • Tom Gilbert
    • Walter Ginter
    • Susan Masara
    • Mark Helijas
    • Robyn Leary
    • Joel Hernandez