Overdose Awareness Week, 2022

This proclamation designates August 28 through September 3, 2022 as Overdose Awareness Week and August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day. It calls on citizens, government agencies, and healthcare organizations to raise awareness about substance use disorder, combat stigmatization, promote treatment, and strengthen overdose prevention efforts. The document largely recites existing administration policies and budget requests rather than creating new mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 87 FR 53361

Impact dates

Sep 3, 2022
Overdose Awareness Week ends
Aug 31, 2022
Overdose Awareness Day
Aug 28, 2022
Overdose Awareness Week begins

Key directives

proclaim August 28 through September 3, 2022 as Overdose Awareness Week
call upon citizens, Government agencies, civil society organizations, healthcare providers, and research institutions to raise awareness of substance use disorder, combat stigmatization, promote treatment and celebrate recovery, and strengthen overdose prevention efforts

Timeline

Immediate

designation of August 28-September 3, 2022 as Overdose Awareness Week
designation of August 31, 2022 as Overdose Awareness Day

Near term (90d)

awareness-raising activities by called-upon groups during the designated week

Long term

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Risks & tensions

No binding policy directives or funding mechanisms attached; effectiveness depends entirely on voluntary response from called-upon actors
Recitation of budget requests does not guarantee congressional appropriation