[Federal Register Volume 77, Number 173 (Thursday, September 6, 2012)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 55089-55090]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
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Vol. 77

Thursday,

No. 173

September 6, 2012

Part IV





The President





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Proclamation 8850--National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 
2012



Proclamation 8851--National Childhood Cancer Awareness Month, 2012



Proclamation 8852--National Childhood Obesity Awareness Month, 2012



Proclamation 8853--National Ovarian Cancer Awareness Month, 2012



Proclamation 8854--National Preparedness Month, 2012



Proclamation 8855--National Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, 2012



Proclamation 8856--National Wilderness Month, 2012



Proclamation 8857--Labor Day, 2012
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                Proclamation 8850 of August 31, 2012

                
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery 
                Month, 2012

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Every day, millions of Americans with substance use 
                disorders commit to managing their health by 
                maintaining their recovery from drug or alcohol 
                addiction. People in recovery are not strangers: they 
                are our family members, friends, colleagues, and 
                neighbors. During National Alcohol and Drug Addiction 
                Recovery Month, we recognize their strength and 
                resilience. In partnership with Americans in recovery, 
                let us rededicate ourselves to combatting prejudice 
                surrounding addiction, removing barriers to recovery, 
                and standing with all those seeking lives free from 
                substance use.

                My Administration is committed to advancing evidence-
                based recovery solutions. Over the past 3 years, we 
                have worked to strengthen substance abuse prevention 
                and treatment programs, and to support Americans in 
                recovery. We have taken steps to identify and remove 
                laws, policies, and practices that impede recovery. And 
                as part of our 2012 National Drug Control Strategy, we 
                are promoting early intervention and taking action to 
                break the cycle of drug abuse and incarceration.

                Drug and alcohol abuse continue to take a tragic toll 
                on millions of lives across our country. Yet, while 
                more remains to be done, men and women across our 
                country are making great strides. This month, let us 
                encourage their progress, celebrate the transformative 
                power of recovery, and thank the many Americans who, 
                often strengthened by their own experiences, are 
                working to improve the health and safety of our 
                communities.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, 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 2012 as 
                National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. I 
                call upon 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 
                thirty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand twelve, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-seventh.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

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