The Sept. 30 event is expected to be the largest single-day organized event in the recovery community.
By Kerry BreenWhen Ryan Hampton was recovering from opioid addiction in 2015, he remembers turning on the television at the recovery house where he was staying and seeing something remarkable: A rally, called"Unite to Face Addiction," drew hundreds of organizations and advocates for people who use drugs to the National Mall in Washington, D.C.
Hampton and his organization, Mobilize Recovery, will collaborate with celebrities, federal agencies and people around the country on a national day of service to honor National Recovery Month and reduce stigma against people who use drugs. He said it will be the largest single-day organized event in the recovery community.
"Service is something that folks in the recovery community and people who care about this issue are involved with constantly," Hampton said."You could go into any recovery community organization and find them participating in something that would be seen as community service, whether it's a food drive, whether it's volunteering in hospitals.
Mobilize Recovery team members and organizers at the White House, September 2022. Left to right: Courtney Allen, Sheilah Powell, Tee Scott, Ryan Hampton, Garrett Hade, Joseph Green."It gives every single person an opportunity to participate, no matter where they are, you know, on their recovery journey or where they are in the United States. There are literally no barriers to participating in this organized day of service," he said.
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