ADVISORY/Passages to Women's Recovery from Addiction are Highlighted in Chicago Event.

Weekend News/Assignment Editors

ADVISORY...for Friday-Saturday (Nov. 30-Dec. 1)

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Hundreds of Chicago and upper Midwest women gather for support and

connections and to celebrate recovery this Friday and Saturday

         Chicago Event Takes Place November 30 and December 1
        Holiday Inn Mart Plaza, Chicago, 8:30 a.m. - 4:00 p.m.

      FACT: While 40% of chemically dependent Americans are women, only
          25% of those who receive treatment are women.

      FACT: Female alcoholics have death rates 50 to 100 percent higher
          than those of their male counterparts.

      FACT: Often females who have alcohol or chemical dependencies have
          a history of sexual abuse and trauma.

Women Healing is regionally sponsored by Hazelden Chicago

The national sponsors of the Women Healing conferences, the Hazelden Foundation, the Betty Ford Center and the Caron Foundation, have found that often women do not seek treatment because they are ashamed of their problem. Women Healing has drawn hundreds of recovering women in conferences across the country.

Stress plays a significant role in both relapse and the onset of addiction. High stress levels and other psychological factors such as depression are more prevalent in addicted women than men.

We also invite you to interview internationally known clinicians and Jane Nakken, Executive Vice President of the Hazelden Foundation and visionary behind the conferences, to learn firsthand about the challenges faced and overcome by women in recovery. We would be happy to arrange an interview, provide further information and/or arrange for attendance at the conference.

Please call Joan Knight at 612 349-2716 or cell: 612 889-7721