Recovery advocacy organizations have sprung up across the state. Part of a statewide initiative, “Friends of Recovery-New Jersey”, is working to organize the recovery community so that people in recovery, their family members, and other allies have a voice in the public dialogue about addiction, treatment and recovery. Members of the recovery need to come together and step forward. Help us develop a voice and a face for the large number of individuals who have been affected by the addictive illnesses of alcoholism and drug dependence. Help us reduce the stigma that keeps alcoholics and other drug-dependent individuals ant their families from receiving the help they need. To join others to work toward ensuring that our society sees addiction treatment and recovery as positive efforts, please let your voice be heard.