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RAFT
Project
Addicts have a potentially strong
voice in is the area of substance abuse, both in advocacy and public awareness
and perception. This voice has been quiet far too long. It is time for
us to be heard.
OVERVIEW:
On a national, state and city level there is drive to change public policy
and perception around substance abuse. In September 1998, the Solano Board
of Supervisors voted unanimously that our county would adopt the national
movement to recognize September as "Treatment Works Month:. This decision
was made largely due to the fact that addicts in recovery attended in
mass and spoke out on behalf of treatment. What we learned from this is
that the voices of recovering addicts can ring loud and proud, and we
can make a difference.
VISION:
RAFT's vision is to advocate effective policy changes in education, intervention
and treatment.
WE BELIEVE:
Policy Advocacy: We understand the importance of policy advocacy
in the fight against substance abuse. We feel that the insight of addicts
in recovery, having experienced the realm of addiction, from use, abuse,
to recovery, offer an expertise and commitment to impact effective policy
change.
Public Awareness: We understand that the one strategy common in
any endeavor around alcohol and drugs is public awareness and public perception.
We feel it is time to "put a face on addiction" and for those, who have
gleaned from life experience, to step up to the challenge of showing our
communities that treatment works and there is such a thing called recovery.
For more information, please call (707) 648-5230.
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