Recovery Month Web Chat:
" Finding and Paying for Addiction Treatment Services in Your Community"

August 20, 2003, 3:00-4:00 p.m. EST
http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2003/

You and your colleagues are invited to participate in the upcoming Recovery Month online discussion hosted by SAMHSA Administrator Charles G. Curie, M.A., A.C.S.W., on finding and paying for addiction treatment. This Web chat is designed to foster discussion on topics raised in the "Finding and Paying for Addiction Treatment Services in Your Community" Webcast broadcast on August 6.

Mark your calendars today to be a part of this important Web chat. Post your questions for our host in advance or at any time during the chat at http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2003/multimedia/chatformsubmit.aspx.

If you are unable to participate in the Web chat, a transcript will be available within 48 hours after the chat at http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2003/multimedia/. To view the "Finding and Paying for Addiction Treatment Services in Your Community" Webcast, visit http://www.recoverymonth.gov/2003/multimedia/w.aspx?ID=211.

Note: Each Webcast and Web chat in this series supports the 14th annual observance of National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. The 2003 Recovery Month theme is "Join the Voices for Recovery: Celebrating Health." All Recovery Month activities are coordinated by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services' Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment in partnership with over 70 private and public organizations nationwide. To learn more about National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, visit http://www.recoverymonth.gov.

SAMHSA, a public health agency within the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, is the lead agency for improving the quality and availability of substance prevention, addiction and treatment and mental health services in the United States. www.samhsa.gov