Take Action and Advocate for Recovery
We can offer hope to those in recovery, and their loved ones, if we treat addiction to alcohol, drugs, and gambling as the public health issue that it is, and accord dignity to those with addiction. You can help.
Be an advocate for recovery and help make a difference!
- "Be counted". Sign Up and Stand Up for Recovery. Fill out the form on this site and you will be added to the numbers of Iowans who are speaking up against the stigma of addiction attached to those in recovery from drug, alcohol, and gambling addiction.
- Email your story to RecoveryIowa.org and we will share it during Recovery Month to let others know they are not alone. You may use your name or send your story anonymously.
- Speak publicly or privately with your city council, your state government, your legislators and other officials. Let them know first hand that treatment works.
- Help to organize recovery support services in your local community. Contact us to find your local treatment/recovery services.
- Share with your family and friends that addiction is a disorder that it can be treated. Recovery is possible, important, and a new beginning. (See The Recovery Bill of Rights.)
- Help your friends and loved ones who are addicted to drugs, alcohol, or gambling, by telling them that there are many treatment options available. Point them to this site to find an Iowa recovery facility or a mutual support group meeting near their home.
- Share with those in a decision-making capacity that you support increased spending for substance and gambling addiction treatment. Every dollar spent on treatment saves dollars in reduced criminal justice, public health, and child welfare costs.
Recovery heals families
We challenge Iowans to Sign Up and Stand Up for recovery. You can help to reduce the stigma of addiction by spreading the word that recovery is important, possible for anyone, and is happening every day in Iowa.