,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #bgi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#ca1 #bjac,ms4 ,murkowski 7for herself  
and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7 submitted the     
following resolution2 which was referred
 to the ,committee on ,health1          
,education1 ,labor1 and ,pensions       
,,resolution  ,supporting the goals and 
ideals of ,red ,ribbon ,week during the 
period of ,october #bc through ,october 
#ca1 #bjac4  ,whereas the ,red ,ribbon  
,campaign was started to commemorate the
 service of ,enrique ,kiki ,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 since #aihh to preserve the  
memory of ,special ,agent ,camarena and 
further the cause for which he gave his 
life2 ,whereas the ,red ,ribbon         
,campaign is the oldest and largest drug

 prevention awareness program in the    
,united ,states1 reaching millions of   
young people each year during ,red      
,ribbon ,week2 ,whereas the ,drug       
,enforcement ,administration has been   
committed throughout its #dj-year       
history to aggressively targeting       
organizations involved in the growing1  
manufacturing1 and distribution of      
controlled substances and has been a    
steadfast partner in commemorating ,red 
,ribbon ,week2 ,whereas ,state          
,governors and attorney generals1 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 education programs1 

parental involvement1 and community-wide
 support2 ,whereas1 according to the    
,national ,survey on ,drug ,use and     
,health1 in #bjab an estimated          
#bc1ijj1jjj ,americans1 or #i4b percent 
of the population aged #ab and older1   
used illicit drugs2 ,whereas drug abuse 
is one of the major challenges to       
securing a safe and healthy future for  
people and families in the ,united      
,states2 ,whereas drug abuse and alcohol
 abuse contribute to domestic violence  
and sexual assault and place children at
 risk2 ,whereas1 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    
,whereas1 the majority of teenagers     
abusing prescription drugs get the drugs
 from family1 friends1 and the home     
medicine cabinet2 ,whereas 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 drugs that can lead to     
accidental poisoning1 overdose1 and     
abuse2 ,whereas synthetic drugs1        
including those popularly known as ,k#b 
or ,spice1 have acknowledged dangerous  
health effects and have become          
especially popular among teens and young
 adults2 ,whereas in #bjab1 poison      
centers across the ,united ,states      
responded to approximately #e1bje calls 
related to synthetic drugs2 ,whereas the
 #bjab ,national ,survey on ,drug ,use  
and ,health data revealed that heroin   
use doubled between #bjjg and #bjaa and 
in #bjab there were #ffi1jjj heroin     
users compared to #cgc1jjj in #bjjg2    
,whereas the #bjab ,national ,survey on 
,drug ,use and ,health data revealed a  
#ej-percent increase in daily marijuana 
use among individuals aged #ab and over 
and a #be-percent increase in marijuana 

use by the general population2 and      
,whereas parents1 young people1 schools1
 businesses1 law enforcement agencies1  
religious institutions and faith-based  
organizations1 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 ,senate--   
7#a7 supports the goals and ideals of   
,red ,ribbon ,week during the period of 
,october #bc through ,october #ca1      
#bjac2  7#b7 encourages children1 teens1
 and other individuals 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