
Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment September is National Recovery Month. Visit the OCA site for links to national information, Ohio events and Public Service Announcements you may use to spread the word about recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs.
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Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment
Your Help is Needed TODAY
Read the attached Budget Alert and take action, please. More cuts in the state budget are anticipated. Your advocacy is critical. We must prevent further cuts to behavioral health care funding. Please, take these steps today, contact:
Le...gislative Leaders
The media
Your House Representative and Senator
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The mission of Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment is to eliminate the stigma and discrimination associated with alcohol and other drug addiction by:
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Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment We need to have the same success at the press conference 1:15 p.m., Friday in Columbus at the Hyatt Regency. Alert your local media! See more photos at the Lesic & Camper site linked below.
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Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment Advocates address the media all with the same message: the need to adequately fund behavioral health services to reduce the cost burden and impact on other community systems.

Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment Alert Your Local Media! Press conference, May 8, 2009, Hyatt Regency, Columbus. Fight stigma.
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T he first annual Think Outside the Stigma awards were presented to four legislators for their efforts to reduce the stigma and discrimination associated with addiction to alcohol and other drugs. ...

Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment April is Alcohol Awareness Month
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When many people think of alcohol abusers, they picture teenagers sneaking drinks before high school football games or at unsupervised parties. However, alcohol abuse is prevalent within many demographic groups in the United States. People who abuse alcohol can be:

Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment Brenda Munden, Communications Specialist since January 2008

Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment OCA is a non-profit, grass-roots organization supported by grants, membership dues and volunteer efforts.
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Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment Human bridge of recovery spanned the Brooklyn Bridge into Manhattan with a crowd of 5,000. Ohio delegate Walt Asbury was there!
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Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment People in long-term recovery from alcohol and other drug use disorders become supporters and leaders in the recovery community

Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment Part of a national non-partisan campaign to create a constituancy of consequence, "Recovery Voices Count" was presented to soon-to-be-released prison inmates in recovery from addiction.
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Ohio Citizen Advocates for Chemical Dependency Prevention and Treatment 10 hours of free entertainment featuring Mean Dog Music and Ohio bands donating their time to celebrate recovery from addiction to alcohol and other drugs. An annual event observing National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month in September.
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