Malta Mayor Affixes Seal to Proclamation

Mayor John Demarais has set his hand and caused the great seal of the City of Malta, in the State of Montana, to be affixed at Malta, Montana, this 12th day of March 2024, and proclaimed March 18 - 24, 2024, as National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week and encourages all citizens to join him in observance.

WHEREAS, National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week encourages teens to ask questions about drugs, drug abuse, alcohol, and alcoholism, and receive scientifically-based facts and answers in return; and

WHEREAS, National Drug & 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 comments; 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, the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism stimulates most of the world's research on alcohol and alcoholism and can offer science as a key element of the national and community conversation about alcohol; and

WHEREAS, National Drug & Alcohol Facts Week celebrates the efforts of national and community organizations working with teens to encourage this science-based conversation about drugs, drug abuse, alcohol, and alcoholism.

For more information, you can check out these websites: https://nida.nih.gov/research-topics/national-drug-alcohol-facts-week or https://www.dhd10.org/national-drug-and-alcohol-facts-week-march-2024/.