[Federal Register Volume 69, Number 70 (Monday, April 12, 2004)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19077-19078]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 04-8354]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 7768 of April 7, 2004

                
National D.A.R.E. Day, 2004

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is one of 
                the most widely recognized substance abuse and violence 
                prevention programs in America. For more than 20 years, 
                D.A.R.E. has brought specially trained police officers 
                into classrooms to teach students about the importance 
                of making healthy choices. These efforts have helped 
                reduce illegal drug use in our country, but there 
                remains work to be done.

                Drug abuse costs people their health and robs them of 
                their promise. A critical component of stopping illegal 
                drug use is cutting the demand for drugs, and D.A.R.E. 
                is an important part of expanding these efforts. By 
                introducing students to local police officers and 
                teaching them to become good citizens, D.A.R.E. also 
                strengthens communities.

                To help prevent illegal drug use, my National Drug 
                Control Strategy includes the National Youth Anti-Drug 
                Media Campaign; support for drug-free community 
                coalitions; and $25 million for student drug testing. 
                Our hard work is showing results. Youth drug use 
                declined 11 percent between 2001 and 2003, meaning that 
                400,000 fewer young people used drugs.

                As we educate young people about the dangers of illegal 
                drugs, we are also helping to heal those who have 
                fallen into addiction and working to disrupt the market 
                for illegal drugs. The collaborative efforts of 
                concerned citizens and officials at the Federal, State, 
                and local levels are making our neighborhoods safer and 
                our children healthier.

                We will continue to work toward a society in which all 
                citizens are free from the devastating influence of 
                drugs. Law enforcement officials, community leaders, 
                faith-based groups, parents, teachers, and programs 
                like D.A.R.E. are all working to achieve this goal.

                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 April 8, 2004, as National 
                D.A.R.E. Day. I call upon our youth, parents, 
                educators, and all Americans to join in the effort to 
                reduce drug use by expressing appreciation for the 
                health care professionals, law enforcement officials, 
                volunteers, teachers, and all those who help young 
                people avoid the dangers of illegal drugs and violence.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                seventh day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand four, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and twenty-eighth.

                    (Presidential Sig.)B

[FR Doc. 04-8354
Filed 4-9-04; 8:45 am]
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