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Addressing Substance Abuse Concerns

Tuesday, October 20th, 2009

A Family Educational Series in partnership with Hazelden.

Join Hazelden and Assistance in Recovery in the first of a series of free educational events that will provide information to family members and loved ones of those struggling with addiction.

Most people are aware that drugs and alcohol cause problems in our society. Our media sources daily blare the news of violence, traffic fatalities and broken homes due to drug and alcohol use. The aftermath of addiction seems easy to spot once the addiction has spun so far out of control that it has become a media event. We wonder why the addiction wasn’t spotted earlier and if it was, why didn’t “those people” just quit or do something about it?

This presentation “What is addiction?” answers these questions and more. Attendees will gain a better understanding of drug addiction and how to begin to identify the signals of problematic use within themselves, their families, and community.

Monday, November 9, 2009
5:30 p.m. Registration
6-8 p.m. Presentation, “What is Addiction?”

Hazelden’s Fellowship Club
680 Stewart Avenue
St. Paul, MN 55102-4199

Register online at hazelden.org/familyed by November 2. If you have any questions please give us a call at 877-320-0247.

Save the dates — more free educational events for family members and loved ones of those struggling with addiction:

December 14, 2009
Intervention
Presentation by AiR’s Gordon Brown. It’s not just about getting help for your loved one.

January 18, 2010
Families Living With Addiction
How to help loved ones get into treatment, how to work with insurance, and how to help ourselves.

February 8, 2010
Case Management with People in Recovery
Presentation by AiR’s James Stolz. Building resiliency and the management of substance dependence.

Tags: addiction education, alcoholism, assistac, drug addiction, hazelden, intervention, substance abuse education
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