SAINT PAUL, Minn., July 28 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- September 2010 will be the 21st annual Recovery Month observance by the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services Substance Abuse and Mental Health Service Administration, and the Center for Substance Abuse Treatment (CSAT).

CENTER CITY, Minn., Feb. 23 /PRNewswire-USNewswire/ -- Former U.S. Congressman Jim Ramstad of Minnesota has joined Hazelden as a senior policy adviser.

By JOHN E MULLIGAN WASHINGTON -- Two years ago last May, Jim Ramstad, a veteran congressman from the suburbs of Minneapolis-St. Paul, paid a quiet visit to a colleague whose drug abuse -- plus a harshly publicized car crash on Capitol Hill -- had just landed him in rehab at Minnesota's Mayo Clinic.

MINNEAPOLIS, July 17 /PRNewswire/ -- Minnesota-based Courage Center will present Congressman Jim Ramstad with its National Courage Award, recognizing an individual's contributions to the health, welfare and rehabilitation of people with disabilities.

By JOHN E. MULLIGAN; Journal Washington Bureau Even if Rep. Patrick Kennedy's bill wins House approval this week, it faces a challenge from a similar Senate-approved measure championed by his father. * * * WASHINGTON - Rep. Patrick J.