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Proc 9499ProclamationObama · DCeremonial

Proclamation 9499

Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, 2016

This proclamation designates September 18-24, 2016 as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, calling on Americans to observe it with programs and activities raising awareness about the opioid crisis. The document describes the severity of the epidemic and urges Congress to provide $1.1 billion for treatment expansion, but contains no binding policy directives or agency mandates.

Federal Register Open PDF 81 FR 65173

Impact dates

  1. Start of Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 18 through September 24, 2016 as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week
  • Call upon all Americans to observe this week with appropriate programs, ceremonies, and activities

Timeline

Immediate

  • Awareness Week designation for September 18-24, 2016

Near term (90d)

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Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • Document urges congressional action on $1.1 billion funding but this is hortatory, not a directive with enforcement
  • Awareness-raising without binding treatment or enforcement mandates limits structural impact
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