HomeMy WebLinkAboutPROCLAMATION re National Drug and Alcohol Facts WeekJEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COUNTY COMMISSIONERS
AGENDA REQUEST
TO: Board of County Commissioners
FROM: Adiel McKnight, Executive Assistant
DATE: March 20, 2023
SUBJECT: PROCLAMATION re: Proclaiming March 20-26, 2023 as National Drug and
Alcohol Facts Week
STATEMENT OF ISSUE:
National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week (NDAFW) is to help share facts about drugs, alcohol, and addiction
in your community. NDAFW is an annual, week-long health observance that inspires dialogue about the
science of drug use and addiction among youth. NDAFW provides an opportunity to bring together scientists,
students, educators, healthcare providers, and community partners to help advance the science and address
youth drug and alcohol use in communities and nationwide.
FISCAL IMPACT:
None
RECOMMENDATION:
Approve Proclamation re: Proclaiming March 20-26, 2023 as National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week.
REVIEWED WED BY:
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PROCLAMATION
NATIONAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL FACTS WEEK
WHEREAS, National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week is sponsored by the National Institute
on Drug Abuse (NIDA) and the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism (NIAAA) at
the National Institutes of Health, in the U.S. Department of Health and Human Services; and
WHEREAS, National Drug and Alcohol Facts Week is a celebration of the inquisitive
minds of teenagers and encourages them to ask questions about drugs, drug abuse, alcohol, and
alcoholism, and get scientifically based answers, without judgment or biased comment; and
WHEREAS, the National Institute on Drug Abuse stimulates most of the world's research
on drug abuse and addiction and can offer science as a key element of the national and community
conversation about drugs; and
WHEREAS, to celebrate the efforts of national and community organizations working with
teens to encourage this science -based conversation about drugs, drug abuse, alcohol, and
alcoholism; and
NOW, THEREFORE BE IT RESOLVED that the Jefferson County Board of Commissioners
on behalf of our youth of Jefferson County, do hereby proclaim March 20-26, 2023, as National Drug
and Alcohol Facts Week
NATIONAL DRUG AND ALCOHOL FACTS WEEK
in Jefferson County, Washington this week and year-round, we urge all citizens to get the facts
about what alcohol, tobacco, and other drugs can do to our bodies and lives, and to start the
conversation about how to prevent use and over use with youth and adults alike.
PROCLAIMED this 20th day of March, 2023.
SEAL:
ATTEST:
JEFFERSON COUNTY
BOARD OF COMMISSIONERS
Greg Brotherton, Chair
Kate Dean, Member
Carolyn Gallaway, CMC Heidi Eisenhour, Member
Clerk of the Board