[Federal Register Volume 76, Number 69 (Monday, April 11, 2011)]
[Presidential Documents]
[Pages 19899-19900]
From the Federal Register Online via the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]
[FR Doc No: 2011-8727]




                        Presidential Documents 



Federal Register / Vol. 76, No. 69 / Monday, April 11, 2011 / 
Presidential Documents

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Title 3--
The President

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                Proclamation 8648 of April 6, 2011

                
National D.A.R.E. Day, 2011

                By the President of the United States of America

                A Proclamation

                As a Nation, we must work to raise a drug-free and 
                healthy generation of 21st-century leaders. Substance 
                abuse and its consequences have grave impacts on our 
                society--destroying lives, tearing apart families, and 
                introducing drug-related violence to our neighborhoods. 
                Young Americans especially need the help and support of 
                caring adults to resist pressure to use drugs or engage 
                in other harmful activities.

                We must address the use of illegal drugs, tobacco, and 
                alcohol, as well as prescription drug abuse, among 
                youth by building knowledge of the warning signs and 
                risks associated with substance abuse. Though parents 
                must take the lead in teaching the value of drug-free 
                living, friends, mentors, teachers, and neighbors also 
                have roles to play in helping adolescents understand 
                the dangers of alcohol and drug addiction. By joining 
                together to tackle this issue and encourage positive 
                behavior, communities can help young people reject the 
                pressure to try illicit substances or engage in other 
                hazardous activity. I encourage students, caregivers, 
                and other concerned individuals to visit 
                www.DrugAbuse.gov for educational materials on the 
                health effects and consequences of drug abuse and 
                addiction.

                Law enforcement is often a critical partner in 
                implementing community-based drug abuse prevention 
                strategies. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education 
                (D.A.R.E.) program, in addition to many other 
                prevention efforts across our country, serves as a 
                resource in helping educate young people on how to 
                resist peer pressure and refrain from drug use and 
                violence.

                My Administration is committed to reducing drug use and 
                its consequences through a balanced approach that 
                includes prevention, treatment, and law enforcement, 
                and we are supporting national efforts to prevent drug 
                use before it starts. As we work to reduce substance 
                abuse and the great damage it causes in our 
                communities, we will make our country stronger and our 
                people healthier and safer.

                NOW, THEREFORE, I, BARACK OBAMA, President of the 
                United States of America, by virtue of the authority 
                vested in me by the Constitution and the laws of the 
                United States, do hereby proclaim April 7, 2011, as 
                National D.A.R.E. Day. I call upon all Americans to 
                observe this day with appropriate programs and 
                activities.

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                IN WITNESS WHEREOF, I have hereunto set my hand this 
                sixth day of April, in the year of our Lord two 
                thousand eleven, and of the Independence of the United 
                States of America the two hundred and thirty-fifth.
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