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Proclamation 9787

Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, 2018

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In simple terms

This proclamation designates September 16-22, 2018 as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, encouraging Americans to participate in programs and activities that raise awareness about opioid addiction. It references prior administration efforts including $6 billion in funding and an interagency plan, but contains no binding policy directives or new funding commitments.

Federal Register Open PDF 83 FR 47543

Record & deadlines

  1. Signed

    Signed by the President

  2. FR published

    Published in the Federal Register · 83 FR 47543

    Federal Register PDF

  3. Start of Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week

Key directives

  • Proclaim September 16 through September 22, 2018 as Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week
  • Call upon Americans to observe week with programs, ceremonies, religious services, and activities raising awareness
  • Encourage concrete follow-up activities

What to expect

Immediate

  • Awareness Week designation for September 16-22, 2018

Near term (90d)

  • Encouraged observance activities during designated week

Long term

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Risks & tensions

  • No new funding or binding policy attached to awareness designation
  • References to prior administration actions (March plan, $6 billion funding, February 'The Crisis Next Door' platform) serve as rhetorical framing rather than operational directives
  • Stigma reduction language is aspirational without concrete mechanisms
Proclamation 9787: Prescription Opioid and Heroin Epidemic Awareness Week, 2018 · Executive Orders