,,iv  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #chb  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,october #ad1 #bjac 
,mr4 ,hunter 7for himself and ,mr4      
,ruppersberger7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,red ,ribbon ,week1 ,october  
#bc1 #bjac through ,october #ca1 #bjac4 
,whereas the ,red ,ribbon ,campaign was 
started to commemorate the service of   
,enrique 8,kiki0 ,camarena1 an #aa-year 
special agent of the ,drug ,enforcement 
,administration who was murdered in the 
line of duty in #aihe while engaged in  
the battle against illicit drugs2       
,whereas the ,red ,ribbon ,campaign has 
been nationally recognized for #be years
 7since #aihh7 to preserve ,special     
,agent ,camarena's memory and further   
the cause for which he gave his life1   
and is now the oldest and largest drug  
prevention program in the ,nation1      
reaching millions of young people each  

year during ,red ,ribbon ,week2 ,whereas
 the ,drug ,enforcement ,administration1
 committed throughout its #dj years to  
target aggressively1 organizations      
involved in the growing1 manufacturing1 
and distribution of controlled          
substances1 has been a steadfast partner
 in commemorating ,red ,ribbon ,week2   
,whereas the ,state governors and       
attorneys general1 the ,national ,family
 ,partnership1 ,parent ,teacher         
,associations1 ,boys and ,girls ,clubs  
of ,america1 ,young ,marines1 the ,drug 
,enforcement ,administration1 and       
hundreds of other organizations         
throughout the ,united ,states annually 
celebrate ,red ,ribbon ,week during the 
period of ,october #bc through ,october 
#ca2 ,whereas the objective of ,red     
,ribbon ,week is to promote the creation
 of drug-free communities through drug  
prevention efforts1 education1 parental 
involvement1 and community-wide support2
 ,whereas according to the ,national    
,survey on ,drug ,use and ,health       

7,,nsduh71 in #bjab an estimated        
#bc1ijj1jjj people in the ,united       
,states1 #i4b percent of the population 
aged #ab and older1 were current illicit
 drug users2 ,whereas drug abuse is one 
of the major challenges that the ,nation
 faces in securing a safe and healthy   
future for families in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas drug abuse and alcohol
 abuse contribute to domestic violence  
and sexual assault and place children at
 risk2 ,whereas although public         
awareness of illicit drug use is        
increasing1 emerging drug threats and   
growing epidemics demand attention1 with
 particular focus on synthetic drugs and
 the nonmedical use of prescription     
drugs1 the second-most-abused drug by   
young people in the ,united ,states2    
,whereas the majority of teenagers      
abusing prescription drugs get them from
 family1 friends1 and the home medicine 
cabinet1 the ,drug ,enforcement         
,administration will host a ,national   
,take ,back ,day on ,october #bf1 #bjac1

 for the public to safely dispose of    
unused or expired prescription          
medications that can lead to accidental 
poisoning1 overdose1 and abuse2 ,whereas
 synthetic marijuana1 also known as     
8,k#b0 or 8,spice0 and with acknowledged
 dangerous health effects1 has become   
especially popular1 especially among    
teens and young adults1 and in #bjab    
poison centers nationwide responded to  
about #e1bje calls related to synthetic 
marijuana2 ,whereas the #bjab ,,nsduh   
data revealed between #bjjg and #bjaa   
heroin use doubled2 ,whereas in #bjjg1  
there were #cgc1jjj heroin users        
compared to #ffi1jjj in #bjab2 ,whereas 
the #bjab ,,nsduh revealed a #ej percent
 increase in daily marijuana use among  
those aged #ab and up and a #be percent 
increase in marijuana use by the general
 population2 and ,whereas parents1      
youth1 schools1 businesses1 law         
enforcement agencies1 religious         
institutions 7faith-based               
organizations71 service organizations1  

senior citizens1 medical and military   
personnel1 sports teams1 and individuals
 throughout the ,united ,states will    
demonstrate their commitment to healthy1
 productive1 and drug-free lifestyles by
 wearing and displaying red ribbons     
during this week-long celebration3 ,now1
 therefore1 be it  ,that the ,house of  
,representatives--  7#a7 supports the   
goals and ideals of ,red ,ribbon ,week2 
7#b7 encourages children and teens to   
choose to live drug-free lives2 and     
7#c7 encourages the people of the       
,united ,states to promote the creation 
of drug-free communities and to         
participate in drug prevention          
activities to show support for healthy1 
productive1 and drug-free lifestyles4