Presidential Document2022-21788
National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month, 2022
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October 5, 2022
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September 30, 2022
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[Federal Register Volume 87, Number 192 (Wednesday, October 5, 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: 2022-21788]
Presidential Documents
Federal Register / Vol. 87, No. 192 / Wednesday, October 5, 2022 /
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Proclamation 10463 of September 30, 2022
National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month,
2022
By the President of the United States of America
A Proclamation
During National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month,
we rededicate ourselves to transforming the lives of
America's youth through prevention. We commit to
building and supporting communities where young
Americans can live healthy and fulfilling lives, free
from the dangers of substance use, laying the
groundwork for strong future generations.
Our country has been battered by twin crises in recent
years: an overdose epidemic and COVID-19. Last year, a
record 107,000 Americans died of drug overdoses,
ripping a hole in families across every community in
the Nation. More than a thousand of those who died were
teenagers--sons, daughters, sisters, brothers, and
friends who still had their whole lives ahead of them.
We cannot let that continue. My Administration is
drawing on evidence-based strategies to prevent
substance use and to intervene early so we can help
keep America's young people healthy and safe. We are
supporting programs that teach young people about the
risks of drug and alcohol use--including the dangers of
illicit fentanyl and counterfeit pills--and about the
life-saving power of naloxone.
Preventing substance use during adolescence has been
shown to significantly reduce the chance of developing
a substance use disorder later in life. For every
dollar we spend today on effective school-based
prevention programs, we save $18 in the future by
avoiding potential medical costs and boosting
productivity on the job. Prevention programs also make
young people less likely to one day have children who
use substances, highlighting the far-reaching value
these efforts have across generations.
Americans can all agree that this work is critical--
irrespective of their political party affiliation. That
is why I made beating the opioid epidemic--our Nation's
most deadly drug use crisis--a pillar of the bipartisan
Unity Agenda that I unveiled in this year's State of
the Union. I know that together, with resources and
smart policy, we can overcome it. Last year, we
invested nearly $4 billion in American Rescue Plan
funds to expand mental health and substance use
services and to help school districts increase the
number of social workers on staff by as much as 54
percent. My Fiscal Year 2023 budget proposes $3.1
billion in National Drug Control funding for
prevention, nearly $850 million more than last year. We
have already provided more than $120 billion for
quality tutoring, mental health, and afterschool
programs. We are supporting Drug-Free Communities
coalitions in all 50 States, giving local communities
the tools and resources to address their own youth
substance use issues in ways that are culturally
appropriate. We are working to ensure that States
leverage Medicaid funding to support schools providing
mental health and substance use care to our youth. We
are also working to ensure full parity between physical
and mental health care so all Americans have access to
quality, affordable care, including for substance use.
This month, I call on everyone--parents, siblings,
friends, neighbors, teachers, community members, and
more--to reach out to the young people in their lives
to share information, promote healthy lifestyles, and
help transform lives through evidence-based substance
use prevention. We thank every
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individual and every organization working on the front
lines to prevent youth substance use. And we renew our
commitment to building a healthier and more supportive
Nation where all young people can reach their full
potential and achieve their dreams. I will never quit
fighting to get everyone the support and resources
needed to beat this crisis. No one is ever alone.
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 October 2022
as National Youth Substance Use Prevention Month. Let
us all take action to implement practice and evidence-
based prevention strategies and improve the health of
our Nation.
IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
thirtieth day of September, 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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