,,iv  #aafth ,,congress  #ast ,session  
,h4 ,,res4 #ehf  ,,in ,,the ,,house ,,of
 ,,representatives  ,september #bd1     
#bjai,mr4 ,trone 7for himself1 ,mr4     
,stanton1 ,mrs4 ,mc,bath1 ,mr4          
,hastings1 ,ms4 ,plaskett1 ,ms4 ,moore1 
,ms4 ,kuster of ,new ,hampshire1 ,mrs4  
,trahan1 ,mr4 ,grijalva1 and ,mrs4      
,axne7 submitted the following          
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,energy and ,commerce     
,,resolution  ,supporting the           
designation of ,september #bjai as      
,national ,recovery ,month4  ,whereas   
,september has been declared ,national  
,recovery ,month2 ,whereas the theme for
 ,national ,recovery ,month in #bjai is 
,join the ,voices for ,recovery3        
,together ,we ,are ,stronger2 ,whereas  
there are more than #bc million people  
in the ,united ,states who are in       
recovery2 ,whereas there were more than 
#gj1jjj drug overdoses in #bjag or      
approximately #aib drug overdoses per   
day in the ,united ,states in #bjag2    

,whereas drug overdose is now the       
leading cause of death for individuals  
in the ,united ,states under age #ej2   
,whereas all levels of government1 along
 with partners from the nonprofit and   
private sector1 are collectively        
mobilizing to address this crisis       
impacting families across the country2  
,whereas the ,department of ,health and 
,human ,services1 including the         
,national ,institutes of ,health1 the   
,national ,institute on ,drug ,abuse1   
the ,substance ,abuse and ,mental       
,health ,services ,administration1 the  
,centers for ,medicare and ,medicaid    
,services1 and the ,health ,resources   
and ,services ,administration1 along    
with the ,office of ,national ,drug     
,control ,policy and numerous other     
government agencies have supported the  
work being done on-the-ground in ,states
 and local communities2 ,whereas        
according to the ,national ,institute on
 ,drug ,abuse publication1 ,principles  
of ,effective ,treatment1 every dollar  

invested in treatment for addiction     
yields a return of #d to #g in reduced  
drug-related crime and costs2 and       
,whereas substance use disorders are a  
chronic disease for which there are     
effective community-based prevention1   
treatment and recovery programs1        
strategies1 and activities3 ,now1       
therefore be it ,that the ,house of     
,representatives joins the voices for   
recovery to strengthen families and     
communities by--  7#a7 promoting the    
possibility of recovery from substance  
use disorders in this and every month2  
7#b7 recognizing the importance of      
education on and prevention of substance
 use disorders and the critical         
importance and effectiveness of         
treatment and recovery services for     
substance use disorder2  7#c7 applauding
 the countless national1 ,state1 and    
local community organizations for their 
work on recovery issues2 and  7#d7      
honoring and celebrating--  7,a7 the    
achievements of the more than #bc       

million people in the ,united ,states   
who are in recovery2  7,b7 the many     
health care professionals and peers who 
help others engage in their own journey 
into recovery2  7,c7 the tens of        
millions of recovery allies who support 
these people2  7,d7 the recovery        
community organizations 7,r,c,os7 and   
providers who continue to support       
recovery support services2 and  7,e7 the
 work done to combat pervasive stigma   
associated with treatment and recovery4