Dear friend,

September is National Recovery Month. This year, we at SAM celebrate recovery with the whole country by launching a new webpage Marijuana Addiction & Recovery: It's Time to Talk About It. Our message is simple: Although marijuana use disorder is real, recovery happens!

Some key facts to share on social media:

Marijuana addiction is real. But so is recovery. There are impacts we can’t ignore. An eye-opening article in The Atlantic

An eye-opening article in The Atlantic reported that the consequences of marijuana use disorders are many, commenting: “users lost jobs, lost marriages, lost houses, lost money, lost time…foreclosures and divorces… weight gain and mental-health problems."

Here are two video testimonials of young people who can attest to the reality of marijuana addiction:

Additionally, here is another tremendous story of recovery from one of SAM's board members, Ben Cort:

Here are some sample tweets you can use to spread awareness:

Marijuana addiction is real. Let's put public health over profit. https://bit.ly/1Rwn6FN #learnaboutsam

More kids are in treatment for pot today than all drugs combined. #TheMoreYouKnow #PeopleBeforeProfit #learnaboutsam

As we celebrate recovery month, a reminder that pot addiction is real. https://bit.ly/2nU46MG

For recovery month, a reminder that pot addiction often accompanies psychiatric disorders. https://bit.ly/2oIgAHn

And here is a sample Facebook post:

As we celebrate National Recovery Month, let us not ignore the fact that marijuana addiction is real. More youth today are in treatment for marijuana than all other drugs combined. It is time to put public health over the profits of the next Big Tobacco. https://bit.ly/2nU46MG

If you or someone you know and love is suffering from marijuana addiction, help is available. Click here to find resources to help in recovery.

SAM's website page for Recovery Month can be found here.

Smart Approaches to Marijuana