National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month, 2026

National Substance Use Primary Prevention Month is proclaimed for August 2026. The proclamation encourages families, schools, communities, and religious organizations to focus on evidence-based education and prevention of substance use, particularly among young people, and highlights the 2026 National Drug Control Strategy’s emphasis on prevention. It also cites the HALT Fentanyl Act, which permanently classifies fentanyl-related substances as Schedule I drugs, and the designation of nearly a dozen cartels as foreign terrorist organizations.