National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2007

Proclamation 8167 of August 21, 2007

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery
Month, 2007

By the President of the United States of America

A Proclamation

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
provides an opportunity to underscore our commitment to
stopping alcohol and drug abuse before it starts and to
helping citizens in need overcome addiction and rebuild
their lives.

Alcohol and drug addiction can ruin lives and devastate
families. We must continue working toward a society in
which our citizens can lead lives free from the
influence of alcohol and drugs. Friends and family
members can play a vital role in the fight and
prevention of abuse by discussing the dangers and
consequences with loved ones.

My Administration is dedicated to the battle against
drug and alcohol addiction. We are expanding access to
treatment and recovery support services through the
Access to Recovery program. The Drug Enforcement Agency
is helping stem the flow of illegal drugs into the
United States by targeting the production,
distribution, and sale of methamphetamines and other
precursor drugs. The Drug Free Communities Program
helps our neighborhoods develop strategies to prevent
substance abuse. First Lady Laura Bush also leads the
Helping America's Youth program to help our Nation's
young people make healthy choices throughout their
lives and to encourage community and family-based
approaches to the challenges and risks facing today's
youth.

During National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery
Month and throughout the year, we seek to raise
awareness about the destructive cycle of addiction and
work to provide assistance to those who suffer from
substance abuse. This year's theme, ``Join the Voices
for Recovery: Saving Lives, Saving Dollars,''
encourages Americans to recognize the costs of
substance use disorders and understand the benefits
that treatment can bring to those individuals, their
families, and communities. To find out more about how
to help save lives from substance abuse, contribute to
a culture of compassion, and create a healthy future
for our country, citizens may visit recoverymonth.gov.

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 September 2007 as National
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month. I call upon
the people of the United States to observe this month
with the appropriate programs, ceremonies, and
activities.

IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this
twenty-first day of August, in the year of our Lord two
thousand seven, and of the Independence of the United
States of America the two hundred and thirty-second.