Recovery Month 2009!
September is Recovery Month!Click here for more information.
Funds allotted to HHS agencies in the 2009 Economic Stimulus Bill:
$1 billion
$1.1 billion
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Welcome!
“SAMHSA has established a clear vision for its work—a life in the community for everyone. To realize this vision, the Agency has sharply focused its mission on building resilience and facilitating recovery for people with or at risk for mental or substance use disorders.”
- SAMHSA Administrator Terry Cline.
“When athletes tear their anterior cruciate ligament (ACL), we do not judge the success of the treatment by whether the operation was successful or the individual is free of pain. We ask whether they are recovered. Are they walking, climbing stairs, carrying out activities of daily living... Then it should be the question we ask about individuals returning from a life of drugs. This may mean that we have to take another look at the way we are providing treatment and the services we provide as part of our treatment system. My firm belief is that if we do, the results will be much better.”
- Former SAMHSA Administrator Charles Curie.
The Friends of SAMHSA in an independent 501(c)(3) organization, and is in no way affiliated with the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration.
