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PROCLAIMING SEPTEMBER ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH
WHEREAS, alcohol and drug related issues are a major social and economic problem in the City of Bangor
and Penobscot County, costing the area an estimated $100 million annually; and
WHEREAS, addiction problems are occurring at a younger age, with the number of people below the age
of 25 seeking treatment increasing 632% between 2000 and 2005 in; and
WHEREAS, addiction treatment provides a $7 return for every $1 invested and is as successful as the
treatment of other chronic diseases such as diabetes, hypertension, and asthma; and
WHEREAS, thousands of recovering addicts and alcoholics lead productive lives, are assets to the
community, and volunteer countless hours of service in carrying the message of recovery; and
WHEREAS, the City of Bangor has aggressively responded to the issues of alcohol and other drug abuse
through supporting the formation of the Bangor Area Recovering Community Coalition and the
Bangor Area Summit on Addiction Recovery to be held at the Bangor Civic Center on
September 10th as part of National Recovery Month;
NOW, THEREFORE, I, GERRY G.M. PALMER, JR, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF BANGOR, on behalf of
the City Council and citizens of Bangor, do hereby proclaim the month of September 2009 as ALCOHOL
AND DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH in Bangor and call upon our citizens to observe this month
with appropriate programs, activities, and ceremonies in support of this year’s theme, “Supporting
Recovery as a Community Responsibility: Together We Learn, Together We Heal.”
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Given this the 24 day of August 2009.
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Gerry G.M. Palmer, Jr., Council Chair