,,iii  #aacth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #chi  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,march    
#ac1 #bjad ,ms4 ,klobuchar 7for herself1
 ,mr4 ,grassley1 and ,mrs4 ,feinstein7  
submitted the following resolution2     
which was considered and agreed to      
,,resolution  ,designating the week of  
,march #i1 #bjad1 through ,march #ae1   
#bjad1 as ,national ,youth ,synthetic   
,drug ,awareness ,week4  ,whereas around
 the ,united ,states1 there have been   
many incidents of violent acts1 some    
leading to serious injury and death1    
committed by people under the influence 
of synthetic drugs2 ,whereas the effects
 of synthetic drugs on their users      
include elevated heart rate and blood   
pressure1 hallucinations1 seizures1 and 
extreme agitation2 ,whereas a lack of   
public understanding of the potential   
harm of synthetic drugs makes raising   
public awareness about the dangers posed
 by such drugs extremely important2     
,whereas deceptive marketing by sellers 

of synthetic drugs and easy access to   
synthetic drugs online and in many      
convenience stores create a false       
perception1 particularly among youth1   
that synthetic drugs are legal and safer
 than street drugs2 ,whereas in #bjaj1  
#ah-year-old ,david ,rozga of           
,indianola1 ,iowa1 committed suicide    
shortly after ingesting a synthetic drug
 called ,k#b1 making his death one of   
the first in the ,united ,states linked 
to synthetic drugs2 ,whereas ,march #ag1
 #bjad1 marks the third anniversary of  
the tragic death of #ai-year-old ,trevor
 ,robinson1 who overdosed on a synthetic
 drug called #b;,c-,e at a house party  
in ,blaine1 ,minnesota2 ,whereas in     
addition to ,trevor ,robinson1 #aj other
 teens and young adults at the same     
house party had to be rushed to         
hospitals after snorting the same drug1 
illustrating the urgent need to raise   
awareness among youth about the dangers 
of synthetic drugs2 ,whereas according  
to the #bjab ,monitoring the ,future    

survey of youth drug-use trends1 #a in  
every #i ,united ,states high school    
seniors surveyed admitted to using      
synthetic marijuana in the past year2   
,whereas according to a #bjac report by 
the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental       
,health ,administration ,drug ,abuse    
,warning ,network1 there were #bh1eca   
emergency department visits involving a 
synthetic cannabinoid product and       
#bb1ijd emergency department visits     
involving bath salts in #bjaa2 and      
,whereas educating the public1 and      
especially our youth1 on the dangers of 
synthetic drugs and promoting prevention
 of synthetic drug abuse are critical   
components of what must be a            
multi-pronged effort to curb synthetic  
drug abuse3 ,now1 therefore1 be it      
,that the ,senate--  7#a7 designates the
 week of ,march #i1 #bjad1 through      
,march #ae1 #bjad1 as ,national ,youth  
,synthetic ,drug ,awareness ,week2 and  
7#b7 urges communities to carry out     
appropriate programs and activities to  

educate parents and youth about the     
dangers associated with synthetic drug  
abuse4