The Carbon-Monroe-Pike Drug & Alcohol Commission will host its 11th annual Recovery Celebration on Thursday.

The event will be on the grounds of the commission’s Carbon County office at 430 S. Seventh St. in Lehighton.

Festivities will begin at 5 and last until approximately 8 p.m.

The event will include speakers, food trucks, vendors, etc., and hopes to raise awareness about the disease of addiction and that recovery is possible.

The event also aims to minimize the stereotypes that the community has in regard to addiction and the struggles those with the disease of addiction face on a daily basis.

The community, including drug and alcohol professionals, medical professionals, grandparents, parents, children and others who have been directly and indirectly affected by substance use will be present to shed light on the struggles of the disease.