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As part of a national organization founded by the first woman to get sober in the modern recovery movement, NCADD Sacramento has worked since 1974 in the field of alcoholism and drug dependence. The concept that alcoholism and other drug addictions are treatable and preventable diseases has gained acceptance, but stigma still exists. Ignorance still negatively affects public policy, community attitudes - and the addicts and alcoholics themselves. Inaccurate information, negative stereotypes and a lack of hope must be replaced by deeper understanding, effective prevention and treatment, and a well-informed citizenry working together to address one of the most important diseases of our time.
Our logo symbolizes the key to recovery, education, and understanding. It combines the medical caduceus (health) and a key (to unlock the doors of understanding). The wings on the key also have been interpreted as the wings of the Phoenix, the mythical bird.
Like so many people in recovery from the diseases of alcoholism and other drug addictions, the Phoenix rose again from the ashes of its own destruction. Our logo was developed by the founder of NCADD, Marty Mann, the first woman to achieve long term sobriety in the modern recovery movement over 60 years ago.
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