Transcript 1/23 Recovery day in Charlevoix

1/23 RECOVERY DAY IN CHARLEVOIX
1) PROMOTE MANY PATHWAYS TO RECOVERY
2) REDUCE STIGMA BY PROMOTING RECOVERY
3) ENCOURAGE INVOLVEMENT IN RECOVERY ADVOCATES GROUP
Brought to you by
Recovery Advocates of Northwest Lower Michigan
Bay Area Substance Education Services, Inc. (BASES)
INTRODUCTIONS:
Moderator
Facility Overview
• Restrooms location
• Wi-Fi Password
• Please quiet cell phones
Please share your email at sign-in table for future notices
THANK YOU TO:
• Cinema III – Mary & Luther Kurtz – Celia & Terri
• Oleson’s Deli Department – Carol Kerr
• Serenity House – Alano Club of Charlevoix – Richard, Tom & Karen
• Charlevoix Public Library – Linda Adams – Richard, Celia, Tory
• Speakers – Aleta, Amanda, Brad, Tim, Tom, Jennifer, Richard & Tory
OVERVIEW OF THE AFTERNOON:
• 2:00-3:00 – Multiple Pathways Presentations
• 3:00-3:15 – Break / Resources: BASES Books, Handouts, Bracelets
• 3:15-4:30 – Anonymity & 12-Steps Presentation / Discussion Session
ASSUMPTIONS:
• Addiction is a Brain Illness
• People can and do recover
• Local problems require local solutions
• Patients, NOT Prisoners
NUMBERS IN PERSPECTIVE:
321 million
estimated population in 50 states & District of
Columbia as of July 1, 2015
NUMBERS IN PERSPECTIVE:
39 million
Most populated state = California
.5 million
Least populated state = Wyoming
9.9 million = Michigan – ranked #10
NUMBERS IN PERSPECTIVE:
23.5 million
people in long-term recovery in
the U.S. mentioned in “The Anonymous People” movie – these
numbers come from a study conducted by Partnership for Drug Free
Kids and New York State Office of Alcoholism and Substance Abuse
Services done in 2012 – age 18 and over who reported “overcoming an
involvement with drugs or alcohol that they considered to be
problematic.”
NUMBERS IN PERSPECTIVE:
2 million
1.2 million
AA Worldwide May ‘15
AA in United States
According to Membership Estimates on aa.org
NUMBERS IN PERSPECTIVE:
23.5 in Recovery
1.2 in AA
MULTIPLE PATHWAYS
To Recovery is a Reality
MULTIPLE PATHWAYS
Life Ring
Presented by: Aleta
MULTIPLE PATHWAYS
SMART Recovery
Presented by: Amanda & Brad
MULTIPLE PATHWAYS
Celebrate Recovery
Presented by: Tim
MULTIPLE PATHWAYS
Overview
Presented by: Tom
15 minute break
ANONYMITY & 12-STEPS
How to Share in Public
and follow 12-Step
Traditions?
Presented by: Jennifer, Tory & Richard
ANONYMITY & 12-STEPS
Group Discussion
12-Step Style
Please raise your hand if you would like to comment
This is NOT a question and answer session
Moderator will call on you when it is your turn
Please stand and speak loudly for the entire group to hear your comments
Please limit your comments to no more than 2 or 3 minutes
WRAP-UP
Invitation to join:
Recovery Advocates
Of Northwest Lower Michigan
BASESTeenCenter.org/RecoveryAdvocates.htm
WRAP-UP
Thank you one and all!!
Appreciate your help with
replacing chairs in the racks