,,iii  #aac? ,,congress  #b;d ,session  
,s4 ,,res4 #chi  ,,9 ,,! ,,s5ate ,,( ,,!
 ,,unit$ ,,/ates  ,m>* #ac1 #bjad ,ms4  
,klobu*> 7= h]self1 ,mr4 ,grassley1 &   
,mrs4 ,fe9/e97 submitt$ ! foll[+        
resolution2 :i* 0 consid]$ & agre$ to   
,,resolution  ,designat+ ! week ( ,m>*  
#i1 #bjad1 ?r\gh ,m>* #ae1 #bjad1 z     
,national ,y\? ,syn!tic ,drug ,aw>5ess  
,week4  ,:]eas ar\nd ! ,unit$ ,/ates1   
!re h be5 _m incid5ts ( viol5t acts1 "s 
lead+ to s]i\s injury & dea?1 committ$  
by p "u ! influ5ce ( syn!tic drugs2     
,:]eas ! effects ( syn!tic drugs on _!  
us]s include elevat$ he>t rate & blood  
pressure1 halluc9ations1 seizures1 &    
extreme agitation2 ,:]eas a lack (      
public und]/&+ ( ! pot5tial h>m (       
syn!tic drugs makes rais+ public aw>5ess
 ab\t ! dang]s pos$ by su* drugs        
extremely important2 ,:]eas deceptive   
m>ket+ by sell]s ( syn!tic drugs & easy 
access to syn!tic drugs onl9e & 9 _m    
conv5i5ce /ores create a false          
p]ception1 p>ticul>ly among y\?1 t      

syn!tic drugs are legal & saf] ?an /reet
 drugs2 ,:]eas 9 #bjaj1 #ah-ye>-old     
,david ,rozga ( ,indianola1 ,i[a1       
committ$ suicide %ortly aft] +e/+ a     
syn!tic drug call$ ,k#b1 mak+ 8 dea? "o 
( ! fir/ 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates l9k$ to      
syn!tic drugs2 ,:]eas ,m>* #ag1 #bjad1  
m>ks ! ?ird anniv]s>y ( ! tragic dea? ( 
#ai-ye>-old ,trevor ,rob9son1 :o ov]dos$
 on a syn!tic drug call$ #b;,c-,e at a  
h\se p>ty 9 ,bla9e1 ,m9nesota2 ,:]eas 9 
addition to ,trevor ,rob9son1 #aj o!r   
te5s & "y adults at ! same h\se p>ty _h 
to be ru%$ to hospitals aft] snort+ !   
same drug1 illu/rat+ ! urg5t ne$ to     
raise aw>5ess among y\? ab\t ! dang]s ( 
syn!tic drugs2 ,:]eas accord+ to ! #bjab
 ,monitor+ ! ,future survey ( y\?       
drug-use tr5ds1 #a 9 e #i ,unit$ ,/ates 
high s*ool s5iors survey$ admitt$ to us+
 syn!tic m>ijuana 9 ! pa/ ye>2 ,:]eas   
accord+ to a #bjac report by ! ,sub/ance
 ,abuse & ,m5tal ,heal? ,adm9i/ration   
,drug ,abuse ,w>n+ ,network1 !re 7      
#bh1eca em]g5cy dep>tm5t visits involv+ 

a syn!tic cannab9oid product & #bb1ijd  
em]g5cy dep>tm5t visits involv+ ba?     
salts 9 #bjaa2 & ,:]eas educat+ !       
public1 & especially our y\?1 on !      
dang]s ( syn!tic drugs & promot+        
prev5tion ( syn!tic drug abuse are      
critical compon5ts ( :at mu/ be a       
multi-prong$ ef=t to curb syn!tic drug  
abuse3 ,n[1 !re=e1 be x  ,t ! ,s5ate--  
7#a7 designates ! week ( ,m>* #i1 #bjad1
 ?r\gh ,m>* #ae1 #bjad1 z ,national ,y\?
 ,syn!tic ,drug ,aw>5ess ,week2 &  7#b7 
urges communities to c>ry out           
appropriate programs & activities to    
educate p>5ts & y\? ab\t ! dang]s       
associat$ ) syn!tic drug abuse4