President Proclaims August 2026 National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month
The proclamation designates August 2026 as National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month, urging families, schools and communities nationwide to prevent drug use before it starts.
On August 12, 2026, President Donald J. Trump issued Proclamation 11054, designating August 2026 as National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month (FR Doc No. 2026-16799, filed August 14, 2026). The proclamation calls on every family, school and community to devote themselves to preventing drug use before it begins.
The President frames substance abuse as "one of the gravest threats" to the nation, emphasizing the vulnerability of youth and the need for "quality, evidence-based prevention" delivered through trusted voices such as parents, teachers, coaches, pastors and neighbors. He urges a unified mission to protect children, strengthen families and fortify communities.
In the same document, the President references recent actions: the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs; the designation of "nearly a dozen cartels" as foreign terrorist organizations; and a claim that the southern border is now "the most secure in American history." He also notes that the 2026 National Drug Control Strategy places prevention at the center of the national response and cites record-breaking student drug abstention rates.
The proclamation concludes with the President's signature dated "the twelfth day of August, in the year of our Lord two thousand twenty-six," and reiterates the call for nationwide unity in preventing drug use before it starts, aiming to secure a drug-free future for all.