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Proc 10241ProclamationBiden · DCeremonial

Proclamation 10241

Overdose Awareness Week, 2021

This proclamation designates August 29 through September 4, 2021, as Overdose Awareness Week and August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day. It calls on citizens, government agencies, organizations, healthcare providers, and research institutions to raise awareness of substance use disorders, combat stigma, promote treatment, celebrate recovery, and strengthen efforts to prevent overdose deaths. The proclamation describes existing administration policies and investments but does not create new programs or direct specific agency actions beyond the general call to awareness.

Federal Register Open PDF 86 FR 48885

Impact dates

  1. Overdose Awareness Week ends

  2. Overdose Awareness Day

  3. Overdose Awareness Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim August 29 through September 4, 2021 as Overdose Awareness Week
  • Call upon citizens, government agencies, organizations, healthcare providers, and research institutions to raise awareness of substance use disorders, combat stigma, promote treatment, celebrate recovery, and strengthen collective efforts to prevent overdose deaths

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect; August 29-September 4, 2021 designated as Overdose Awareness Week
  • August 31, 2021 designated as Overdose Awareness Day

Near term (90d)

  • Awareness-raising activities during designated week (August 29-September 4, 2021)

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation is purely awareness-oriented with no binding policy directives or funding mechanisms
  • References to prior administration actions (American Rescue Plan, ONDCP priorities, buprenorphine expansion, DEA mobile component rule) describe already-completed or ongoing efforts rather than new commitments
  • Equity focus acknowledges disparities but does not mandate specific corrective actions
Proclamation 10241: Overdose Awareness Week, 2021 · Executive Orders