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Proclamation 10967

Overdose Prevention Week, 2025

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates August 31 through September 6, 2025, as Overdose Prevention Week, commemorating overdose victims and calling for awareness activities. It references recent policy actions including the HALT Fentanyl Act, cartel terrorist designations, and border wall expansion, but imposes no binding mandates or substantive policy changes.

Federal Register Open PDF 90 FR 42679

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 90 FR 42679

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Overdose Prevention Week ends

  4. Overdose Prevention Week begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim August 31 through September 6, 2025 as Overdose Prevention Week
  • Call upon Americans to observe with programs, ceremonies, religious services, and awareness activities

What to expect

Immediate

  • Proclamation takes effect upon signing; awareness week begins August 31, 2025

Near term (90d)

  • August 31-September 6, 2025 observance period with recommended programs and ceremonies

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Political framing attributes overdose crisis solely to prior administration border policies, which may polarize interpretation
  • References to 'concrete follow-up activities' are aspirational, not mandated
  • No funding or agency directives attached to observance
Proclamation 10967: Overdose Prevention Week, 2025 · Executive Orders