Presidential Message on National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month

Every day, drug and alcohol addiction shatters families, destabilizes neighborhoods, derails careers, and steals the lives of countless Americans. This National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, my Administration reaffirms its commitment to standing alongside every person struggling with the heavy burdens of addiction-and to supporting their path to total and complete recovery with compassion, clarity, and resolve.

Tragically, tens of millions of Americans live with substance abuse disorders-a crisis that reaches every community, crosses every generation, and leaves no corner of our Nation untouched. Though addiction is a disease, recovery is achievable. With love, determination, and support, countless citizens across our Nation are breaking free from their addictions and building new and glorious futures. For this reason, my Administration is committed to making it easier for victims of substance abuse to totally and fully recover.

To end the scourge of drug and alcohol abuse, we are shutting down the deadly pipeline of fentanyl and other illicit drugs at our borders. We are investing $44 billion into prevention, treatment, and recovery-and we are strengthening proven programs like the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas Program and the Drug-Free Communities Program. These efforts are empowering local leaders to confront these crises directly, efficiently, and effectively.

My Administration is also working tirelessly to end the plague of addiction before it begins. Every day, we are expanding education to prevent drug use, especially among children. We are widening access to treatment so recovery can start without delay. We are dismantling cartels and lethal drug networks, inflicting the full force of American justice on drug traffickers, and encouraging healthy living through our historic Make America Healthy Again Commission.

During National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month, we renew our resolve to build a future where every American has the chance to live free from addiction-and to lead long, healthy, happy, hopeful, and vigorous American lives.