[Federal Register Volume 66, Number 221 (Thursday, November 15, 2001)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 57633-57634]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 01-28801]


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                Proclamation 7496 of November 9, 2001

                
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery 
                Month, 2001

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Alcohol and drug addiction exacts a devastating toll on 
                our Nation. Approximately 14 million adults are 
                alcoholics or abusers of alcohol, and one in four of 
                our children are exposed to alcoholism or alcohol abuse 
                in their families before age 18. Three million children 
                between the age of 14 and 17 drink regularly and face 
                future problems with alcohol. And recent statistics 
                show that more than 14 million Americans used illicit 
                drugs last year.

                The costs of these widespread addictions are 
                staggering. More than 100,000 Americans die each year 
                from alcohol-related causes. Recent estimates suggest 
                that the abuse of alcohol and drugs costs taxpayers 
                more than $294 billion annually in preventable health 
                care costs, extra law enforcement, automobile 
                accidents, crime, and lost productivity. Addiction to 
                nicotine adds an additional $138 billion to our 
                country's financial burden.

                My proposed budget provides assistance to those 
                addicted to drugs. My Administration's proposal for 
                enhanced treatment will increase funding for the 
                National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism and 
                the National Institute on Drug Abuse and provides $111 
                million of additional funding to increase access to 
                substance abuse treatment. The budget includes $74 
                million for the Residential Substance Abuse Treatment 
                program, which provides formula grants supporting drug 
                and alcohol treatment in State and local correctional 
                facilities. This initiative is evidence-based and 
                requires real accountability from recipients.

                Scientific research also holds a great deal of promise 
                in treating drug and alcohol addiction. Publicly funded 
                biomedical research, supported by the National 
                Institutes of Health, plays an important role in 
                finding effective means of preventing and treating 
                these disorders. These research efforts allow 
                scientists to target optimal points for intervention. 
                Through Federally supported clinical trials, new 
                treatments can be developed for communities in need 
                across our country.

                Alcohol and drug addiction destroys lives and threatens 
                the well-being of our country, and we must address it 
                with concerted, sustained, and purposeful strategies. 
                If we focus more of our Nation's attention, energy, and 
                resources on fighting these addictions, we will rescue 
                lives and restore hope.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, GEORGE W. BUSH, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and laws of the United 
                States, do hereby proclaim November 2001, as National 
                Alcohol and Drug Addiction Prevention Month. I call 
                upon all public officials and the people of the United 
                States to observe this month with appropriate programs, 
                ceremonies, and activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                ninth day of November, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand one, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-sixth.

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