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Fairbanks to host Dr. Tom McLellan at Susan Li Conference July 19 & 20

July 17, 2012

A. Thomas McLellan, Ph.D. will be the keynote speaker at the fifth annual Susan Li Conference. The conference entitled New Hope and Healing for the Addicted Family, will be held Fairbanks Recovery Center on Thursday, July 19 and Friday July 20, 2012. Fairbanks and other national and local experts in the field of addiction treatment and recovery will provide insight and education on the most relevant and evidence-based topics to help support and educate those providing treatment and recovery services.

Dr. McLellan is the CEO and founder of the Treatment Research Institute (TRI), a Philadelphia-based research and development organization dedicated to science-driven transformation of treatment, other practice and policy in substance use and abuse. He is the former Deputy Director of the White House Office of National Drug Control Policy. In his more than 35 years of addiction-related research, he has received several awards, including Life Achievement Awards of the American and British Societies of Addiction Medicine (2001 & 2003); the Robert Wood Johnson Foundation Innovator Award (2005); and awards for Distinguished Contribution to Addiction Medicine from the Swedish (2002) and Italian (2002) Medical Associations.

In addition to Dr. McLellan, various other speakers will present both days on topics including: public policy and healthcare reform, family-based interventions, marital therapy, group treatment versus individual treatment and ethical use of prescription medications in treatment and recovery. Featured speakers include Gayle Dakof, Ph.D., research associate professor at the University of Miami, Eric Wright, Ph.D., professor at Indiana University and Dr. Tim Kelly, medical director at Fairbanks.

This conference honors Susan Li, MSW, LCSW, LMHC, for her continuing contributions to the fields of addiction and mental health. More information and registration is available online at http://www.fairbankscd.org/susan-li-conference. Please call or email Kim Manlove with any questions regarding the conference 317-806-7515 or kmanlove@fairbankscd.org.

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The disease of addiction often affects the entire family. When Melinda’s mother, Adell, was struggling with alcoholism, Melinda found herself feeling hopeless.

“Before my mother embraced treatment and recovery, I was certain that her addiction was going to kill her,” said Melinda. “I came to Fairbanks because I didn’t know what else to do, or where else to go. I just knew that we needed help. I told my mother that I couldn’t help her, but I knew a place that could.” That place was Fairbanks.

“Recovery means bringing life back to a loved one, and it has truly been a blessing for her, our family and me,” said Melinda. “I’m indebted to Fairbanks forever.”
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“For me rock bottom isn’t a place, it’s a feeling,” added Frank.

Frank chose recovery on September 13, 1996 when he came to Fairbanks. Although he had attempted sobriety many other times, this time he wanted it for good.

“Fairbanks had my best interest,” said Frank. “Everyone at Fairbanks helped me get honest and cut through the denial to see who I really was.” According to Frank one of the ways he stays sober is through volunteering at Fairbanks with the adolescents. For him, it is how he gives back.

“Life today is 180 degrees different from what it was when I was using,” said Frank. “It’s not what I have, it’s how I feel.”
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David, a past patient and active volunteer at Fairbanks, was the recipient of the 2008 Volunteer of the Year award.

David works hard to assist other individuals and families, helping them understand that there is hope; and that the impact of recovery is real and powerful.

“I remember Dr. Tim Kelly told me to get in the backseat and let my recovery program drive me, and I’ve been doing that ever since,” said David. “Now, I’ve got my family back. I’ve found peace, I’m happy, healthy and I am complete. I have a sense of peace and serenity that I’ve never had in my entire life.”
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