[Weekly Compilation of Presidential Documents Volume 42, Number 48 (Monday, December 4, 2006)]
[Pages 2092-2093]
[Online from the Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]

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Proclamation 8086--National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, 2006

 November 27, 2006

 By the President of the United States

 of America

 A Proclamation

    Methamphetamine abuse shatters families and threatens our 
communities. On National Methamphetamine Awareness Day, we underscore 
the dangers of methamphetamine and reaffirm our collective 
responsibility to combat all forms of drug abuse.
    Methamphetamine is a powerfully addictive drug that dramatically 
affects users' minds and bodies. Chronic use can lead to violent 
behavior, paranoia, and an inability to cope with the ordinary demands 
of life. Methamphetamine abusers can transform homes into places of 
danger and despair by neglecting or endangering the lives of their 
children, spouses, and other loved ones. Additionally, methamphetamine 
production exposes anyone near the process to toxic chemicals and the 
risk of explosion.
    My Administration is committed to fighting the spread of 
methamphetamine abuse throughout our country. While the number of teens 
who have tried this deadly drug and the number of people testing 
positive for methamphetamine in the workplace have decreased in recent 
years, methamphetamine use is still a dangerous public health problem. 
In the Synthetic Drug Control Strategy released earlier this year, my 
Administration set goals of a 15 percent decrease in methamphetamine use 
and 25 percent reduction in domestic methamphetamine labs over the next 
3 years. To help reach these objectives, my proposed 2007 budget 
includes $25 million to help ensure that Americans have access to 
effective methamphetamine abuse recovery services and programs. Earlier 
this year, I also signed into law the Combat Methamphetamine Epidemic 
Act of 2005, which makes manufacturing the drug more difficult and 
imposes tougher penalties on those who smuggle or sell it.
    The struggle against methamphetamine is a national, State, and local 
effort. To find out how to raise awareness and to learn more

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about the battle against methamphetamine abuse, concerned citizens may 
visit theantidrug.com and methresources.gov. By working together, we can 
build a stronger, healthier America for generations to come.
     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 30, 2006, as 
National Methamphetamine Awareness Day. I call upon the people of the 
United States to observe this day with appropriate programs and 
activities.
     In Witness Whereof, I have hereunto set my hand this twenty-seventh 
day of November, in the year of our Lord two thousand six, and of the 
Independence of the United States of America the two hundred and thirty-
first.
                                                George W. Bush

 [Filed with the Office of the Federal Register, 8:45 a.m., November 29, 
2006]

Note: This proclamation was released by the Office of the Press 
Secretary on November 28, and it was published in the Federal Register 
on November 30.