,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #a/ ,session   
,s4 ,,res4 #bgi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,octob] #ca1 #bjac,ms4
 ,murk[ski 7= h]self & ,mrs4 ,fe9/e97   
submitt$ ! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0     
ref]r$ to ! ,committee on ,heal?1       
,education1 ,labor1 & ,p5sions          
,,resolution  ,support+ ! goals & ideals
 ( ,r$ ,ribbon ,week dur+ ! p]iod (     
,octob] #bc ?r\gh ,octob] #ca1 #bjac4   
,:]eas ! ,r$ ,ribbon ,campaign 0 />t$ to
 commemorate ! s]vice ( ,enrique ,kiki  
,cam>5a1 an #aa-ye> special ag5t ( !    
,drug ,en=cem5t ,adm9i/ration :o 0      
murd]$ 9 ! l9e ( duty 9 #aihe :ile      
engag$ 9 ! battle aga9/ illicit drugs2  
,:]eas ! ,r$ ,ribbon ,campaign has be5  
nationally recogniz$ s9ce #aihh to      
pres]ve ! memory ( ,special ,ag5t       
,cam>5a & fur!r ! cause = :i* he gave 8 
life2 ,:]eas ! ,r$ ,ribbon ,campaign is 
! olde/ & l>ge/ drug prev5tion aw>5ess  
program 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates1 rea*+        
millions ( "y p ea* ye> dur+ ,r$ ,ribbon
 ,week2 ,:]eas ! ,drug ,en=cem5t        

,adm9i/ration has be5 committ$ ?r\gh\t  
its #dj-ye> hi/ory to aggressively      
t>get+ organizations involv$ 9 ! gr[+1  
manufactur+1 & di/ribution ( controll$  
sub/ances & has be5 a /eadfa/ p>tn] 9   
commemorat+ ,r$ ,ribbon ,week2 ,:]eas   
,/ate ,gov]nors & attorney g5]als1 !    
,national ,family ,p>tn]%ip1 p>5t tea*] 
associations1 ,boys & ,girls ,clubs (   
,am]ica1 ,"y ,m>9es1 ! ,drug ,en=cem5t  
,adm9i/ration1 & hundr$s ( o!r          
organizations ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates   
annually celebrate ,r$ ,ribbon ,week    
dur+ ! p]iod ( ,octob] #bc ?r\gh ,octob]
 #ca2 ,:]eas ! objective ( ,r$ ,ribbon  
,week is to promote ! creation (        
drug-free communities ?r\gh drug        
prev5tion ef=ts1 education programs1    
p>5tal involvem5t1 & community-wide     
support2 ,:]eas1 accord+ to ! ,national 
,survey on ,drug ,use & ,heal?1 9 #bjab 
an e/imat$ #bc1ijj1jjj ,am]icans1 or    
#i4b p]c5t ( ! population ag$ #ab &     
old]1 us$ illicit drugs2 ,:]eas drug    
abuse is "o ( ! major *all5ges to secur+

 a safe & heal?y future = p & families 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas drug abuse &   
alcohol abuse contribute to dome/ic     
viol5ce & sexual assault & place *ildr5 
at risk2 ,:]eas1 al?\gh public aw>5ess (
 illicit drug use is increas+1 em]g+    
drug ?reats & gr[+ epidemics dem&       
att5tion1 ) p>ticul> focus on syn!tic   
drugs & ! nonm$ical use ( prescription  
drugs1 ! second mo/ abus$ drug by "y p 9
 ! ,unit$ ,/ates2 ,:]eas1 ! majority (  
te5ag]s abus+ prescription drugs get !  
drugs f family1 fri5ds1 & ! home m$ic9e 
cab9et2 ,:]eas ! ,drug ,en=cem5t        
,adm9i/ration w ho/ a ,national ,take   
,back ,day on ,octob] #bf1 #bjac1 = !   
public to safely dispose ( unus$ or     
expir$ prescription drugs t c lead to   
accid5tal poison+1 ov]dose1 & abuse2    
,:]eas syn!tic drugs1 includ+ ^?        
popul>ly kn[n z ,k#b or ,spice1 h       
ackn[l$g$ dang]\s heal? effects & h     
become especially popul> among te5s & "y
 adults2 ,:]eas 9 #bjab1 poison c5t]s   
across ! ,unit$ ,/ates respond$ to      

approximately #e1bje calls relat$ to    
syn!tic drugs2 ,:]eas ! #bjab ,national 
,survey on ,drug ,use & ,heal? data     
reveal$ t h]o9 use d\bl$ betwe5 #bjjg & 
#bjaa & 9 #bjab !re 7 #ffi1jjj h]o9 us]s
 comp>$ to #cgc1jjj 9 #bjjg2 ,:]eas !   
#bjab ,national ,survey on ,drug ,use & 
,heal? data reveal$ a #ej-p]c5t increase
 9 daily m>ijuana use among individuals 
ag$ #ab & ov] & a #be-p]c5t increase 9  
m>ijuana use by ! g5]al population2 &   
,:]eas p>5ts1 "y p1 s*ools1 bus9esses1  
law en=cem5t ag5cies1 religi\s          
in/itutions & fai?-bas$ organizations1  
s]vice organizations1 s5ior citiz5s1    
m$ical & milit>y p]sonnel1 sports teams1
 & individuals ?r\gh\t ! ,unit$ ,/ates w
 demon/rate _! commitm5t to heal?y1     
productive1 & drug-free life/yles by    
we>+ & display+ r$ ribbons dur+ ?is     
week-long celebration3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x 
,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7 supports ! goals &   
ideals ( ,r$ ,ribbon ,week dur+ ! p]iod 
( ,octob] #bc ?r\gh ,octob] #ca1 #bjac2 
7#b7 enc\rages *ildr51 te5s1 & o!r      

individuals to *oose to live drug-free  
lives2 &  7#c7 enc\rages ! p ( ! ,unit$ 
,/ates to promote ! creation ( drug-free
 communities & to p>ticipate 9 drug     
prev5tion activities to %[ support =    
heal?y1 productive1 & drug-free         
life/yles4