Presidential Document2022-19301
National Recovery Month, 2022
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September 6, 2022
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August 31, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 171 (Tuesday, September 6, 2022)]
[Presidential Documents]
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From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [<a href="http://www.gpo.gov">www.gpo.gov</a>]
[FR Doc No: 2022-19301]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 171 / Tuesday, September 6, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10436 of August 31, 2022
National Recovery Month, 2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
Today, more than 20 million Americans are recovering
from substance use disorder. Whether they are parents,
children, siblings, neighbors, co-workers, or friends,
many of us are close to someone working to overcome
drug or alcohol addiction. In celebration of Americans
on the road to recovery, this National Recovery Month
we recommit to helping prevent substance use disorder,
supporting those who are still struggling, and
providing people in recovery with the resources they
need to live full and healthy lives.
When our fellow Americans recover from substance use
disorder, our Nation becomes stronger and more
resilient. Still, we recognize that the path to full
recovery can be long and demanding. For many struggling
with untreated addiction, securing reliable housing and
long-term employment can be a challenge, restoring
relationships can take time, and treatment and recovery
services can be expensive and hard to find. These
obstacles are amplified for Tribal and other
underserved communities, including rural communities
that must often travel farther to find care. Black and
Brown Americans are also often subject to harsher
penalties for addiction-related charges.
My Administration is working to ensure that achieving
and sustaining recovery is within reach for every
American and that everyone has equal access to economic
mobility and improved health. This year, we secured
nearly $22 billion from the Congress to support drug
prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery
support services, with a focus on underserved
communities. With the additional $4 billion investment
from our American Rescue Plan, my Administration is
expanding recovery community organizations, recovery
high schools, collegiate recovery programs, and
recovery residences. These vital support networks allow
people to balance healing with their everyday
responsibilities. We are also advocating for recovery-
ready workplace policies across the public and private
sectors to promote inclusive hiring, enable employers
to assist in the recovery process, and help companies
retain talent. And to incentivize new innovations, the
Department of Health and Human Services is launching
its first-ever behavioral health Recovery Innovation
Challenge to award funding to peer-run and community-
based programs that advance recovery and can be scaled
nationwide.
As I outlined in my State of the Union address this
year, a key pillar of my Unity Agenda is beating the
opioid epidemic. Drug overdoses have taken a
heartbreaking toll on our country, and addressing
untreated addiction is a key component of our National
Drug Control Strategy. We also recognize that
alcoholism remains one of the leading preventable
causes of death in the United States. We owe it to the
loved ones we have lost to overdose and addiction to
ensure that fewer harmful substances--and particularly
illegally manufactured synthetic drugs--reach our
communities and that people have greater access to
mental health and substance use disorder services. That
is why I am calling for more Federal funding to equip
law enforcement agencies with the resources they need
to target drug trafficking at our border and disrupt
traffickers' financial networks. It is also why I am
calling for a historic investment to transform
behavioral health services
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across America and help Americans receive the support
they need and deserve.
As we consider the work ahead, let us remember that
there are many pathways to recovery and that overcoming
substance use disorder is courageous and difficult. Let
us also understand the importance of eliminating the
stigmatization of addiction. I believe everyone who
experiences substance use disorder is capable of
achieving and sustaining recovery, and my
Administration will support all Americans on this
journey.
This National Recovery Month, we thank peer recovery
support professionals, counselors, addiction
specialists, first responders, scientists, family
members, and everyone who works tirelessly to help our
fellow Americans recover from substance use disorder.
We offer strength to our loved ones at every step of
their recovery process. And we rededicate ourselves to
protecting our families and communities so all
Americans can enjoy health and happiness.
NOW, THEREFORE, I, JOSEPH R. BIDEN JR., President of
the United States of America, by virtue of the
authority vested in me by the Constitution and the laws
of the United States, do hereby proclaim September 2022
as National Recovery Month. I call upon all citizens,
government agencies, private businesses, nonprofit
organizations, and other groups to take action to
promote recovery and improve the health of our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand twenty-two, and of the Independence of the
United States of America the two hundred and forty-
seventh.
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