[Federal Register Volume 78, Number 173 (Friday, September 6, 2013)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 54735-54736]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2013-21818]


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 The President

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                Proclamation 9005 of August 30, 2013

                
National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery 
                Month, 2013

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                Each day, millions of Americans take courageous steps 
                toward recovery from alcohol and drug addiction. Their 
                examples reveal the transformative power of recovery, 
                and their stories provide hope to those struggling to 
                break free from addiction. During National Alcohol and 
                Drug Addiction Recovery Month, we celebrate their 
                strength, challenge the stigmas that stand as barriers 
                to recovery, and encourage those needing help to seek 
                it.

                This year's theme, ``Together on Pathways to Wellness'' 
                encourages all Americans to walk alongside family, 
                friends, and neighbors who are fighting to overcome 
                addiction. My Administration is proud to advance 
                evidence-based approaches to recovery--approaches that 
                view addiction as a preventable, treatable disease of 
                the brain. The 2013 National Drug Control Strategy 
                builds on our work over the past 4 years, increasing 
                access to treatment and recovery services, and 
                supporting early intervention to address substance 
                abuse in schools, on college campuses, and in the 
                workplace. And to give more Americans a chance to enter 
                recovery, the Affordable Care Act expands mental health 
                and substance use disorder benefits and Federal parity 
                protections for millions of Americans. Thanks to this 
                law, insurance companies must cover treatment for 
                substance use disorders as they would any other chronic 
                disease.

                Alcohol and drug addiction remains a serious challenge 
                in our country, but with support from loved ones and 
                allies, Americans seeking help make steady progress 
                each day. As we observe National Alcohol and Drug 
                Addiction Recovery Month, let us unite to prevent 
                addiction, give hope to everyone still struggling with 
                this disease, and celebrate all those moving along the 
                life-saving path to recovery.

                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 2013 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 
                thirtieth day of August, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand thirteen, and of the Independence of the 
                United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
                eighth.
                
                
                    (Presidential Sig.)

[FR Doc. 2013-21818
Filed 9-5-13; 8:45 am]
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