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P R O C L A M A T I O N
WHEREAS, the opioid crisis continues to take a toll on the health and lives of millions of Americans,
and has worsened in some communities during the COVID-19 pandemic; and
WHEREAS, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), as many as one in four
patients who receive prescription opioids long term for non-cancer pain struggles with addiction and, from
1999-2000, more than 260,000 people died in the U.S. from overdoses involving prescription opioids;
WHEREAS, the interest in and need for greater access to safe and effective non-drug, noninvasive
approaches to pain management has increased and the CDC also promotes diverse approaches and varied
pain management solutions and specifically encourages use of non-drug therapies as a first line of treatment
for subacute, chronic pain and even some types of acute pain; and
WHEREAS, Doctors of chiropractic, who focus on the whole person with their non-drug, noninvasive
treatments for pain management – most notably spinal manipulation – can play an important role in helping
patients lessen their reliance on pain medications; and
WHEREAS, with the theme “Chiropractic: On the Frontline for Pain,” Chiropractic Health Month 2022
serves as a reminder to citizens of Georgetown, Texas that non-drug treatments for low-back such as spinal
manipulation provided by doctors of chiropractic can help to lessen or eliminate the need for riskier,
potentially addictive treatments and should be utilized where appropriate before starting prescription opioid
pain medications.
THEREFORE, I, JOSH SCHROEDER, MAYOR OF THE CITY OF GEORGETOWN,
TEXAS, proclaim that the City of Georgetown joins with the Texas Chiropractic Association (TCA)
and the American Chiropractic Association (ACA) in proclaiming the month of October 2022
NATIONAL CHIROPRACTIC HEALTH MONTH
In Georgetown, Texas