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Proclamation 10608

Overdose Awareness Week, 2023

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates August 27 through September 2, 2023, as Overdose Awareness Week and August 31 as Overdose Awareness Day. It commemorates those lost to overdose, celebrates recovery, and calls on citizens and institutions to raise awareness and combat stigma around substance use disorder. The text largely recites past and proposed administration actions on drug policy rather than creating new mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 88 FR 59785

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 88 FR 59785

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Overdose Awareness Week ends

  4. Overdose Awareness Day

  5. Overdose Awareness Week begins

Key directives

  • proclaim August 27 through September 2, 2023 as Overdose Awareness Week
  • call upon citizens, government agencies, civil society organizations, health care providers, and research institutions to raise awareness of substance use disorder

What to expect

Immediate

  • designation of Overdose Awareness Week (August 27-September 2, 2023) and Overdose Awareness Day (August 31, 2023)

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation is primarily commemorative with no binding policy directives; calls to action are hortatory, not mandatory
  • References to pending FY2024 budget requests and legislative recommendations to Congress are aspirational, not executive actions
  • Vague on specific deliverables from called-upon actors
Proclamation 10608: Overdose Awareness Week, 2023 · Executive Orders