Hundreds of families and friends of people whose families have been affected by drug overdose deaths converged on Fairbanks Park in Terre Haute on Sept. 8 for the annual butterfly release sponsored by Hamilton Center, Inc. and the Wabash Valley Recovery Center.
Daily overdose deaths currently average 193 per day in the United States, and a corresponding number of butterflies was released to symbolically represent that total.
This month is National Recovery Month.
In The Past Year…
Nearly 1 in 3 adults had a substance use disorder or mental illness.
13.5% of young adults ages 18 to 25 had a substance use disorder
and mental illness.
Recovery Is Real
7 in 10 adults who have had a substance use disorder consider themselves to be recovering or in recovery.
2 in 3 adults who have had a mental health issue consider themselves to be recovering or in recovery (Source: SAMHSA).
Treatment is available, and recovery is possible. People are able to regain their lives, heal their families, and really live again.
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