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The City of Boston has designated September as National Recovery Month to destigmatize substance addiction and promote recovery. NICOLAS TEPPER/DFP FILE

The City of Boston has designated September as National Recovery Month to destigmatize substance addiction and promote recovery. NICOLAS TEPPER/DFP FILE

City of Boston recognizes National Recovery Month, fights stigma surrounding substance addiction

Katarzyna Jezak September 25, 2020
The Massachusetts Organization for Addiction Recovery hosted its 30th Annual Recovery Day Celebration Wednesday, which featured speakers, comedians and artists, as well as a speech from Mayor Marty Walsh.  A virtual panel on employment opportunities for those recovering from substance use disorder or disadvantaged by criminal records is scheduled for next Tuesday. Other events focused on how to talk about addiction and the systematic exclusion of racial minorities from the recovery movement. Aside from these educational and informational events, this year’s Recovery Month activities included fitness-oriented events hosted by NamaStay Fighting and the Boston BullDogs Running Club.  Walsh, who has been open about his own recovery from alcohol addiction, created the Office of Recovery Services — the first municipal recovery office in the U.S., according to the City — in 2015 during his first term as mayor.  During the pandemic, those who suffer from substance use disorder have faced new challenges, including isolation, greater economic instability and reduced access to services.
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