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Proc 9154ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9154

National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2014

President Obama proclaimed September 2014 as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, calling on Americans to observe it with programs and activities. The proclamation highlights substance use disorders as a treatable chronic brain disease, promotes the SAMHSA helpline and treatment locator, and references the Administration's National Drug Control Strategy and Affordable Care Act provisions for mental health and substance use disorder coverage.

Federal Register Open PDF 79 FR 52937

Impact dates

  1. National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month observation period begins

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 2014 as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month
  • Call upon the people of the United States to observe this month with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Proclamation of September 2014 as National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

Near term (90d)

  • Observation of Recovery Month with programs, ceremonies, and activities during September 2014

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Proclamation references ACA mental health parity requirements but does not create or enforce them; these are pre-existing statutory obligations
  • No new funding or policy mechanisms established beyond ceremonial designation
Proclamation 9154: National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, 2014 · Executive Orders