September is National Recovery Month. Its message is tri-fold: Prevention Works - Treatment is Effective - People Recover.

Statistics:

Research shows that those who begin drinking at a later age are less likely to develop a substance use disorder than those who begin before age 21.

Children who learn about the risk of drugs at home are up to 50 percent less likely to use drugs than those who are not taught about the dangers

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Individuals treated for alcohol misuse are approximately 10 times more...