,,iii  #aafth ,,congress  #b;d ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #gfc  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,october  
#bf 7legislative day1 ,october #ai71    
#bjbj,mrs4 ,feinstein 7for herself and  
,mr4 ,grassley7 submitted the following 
resolution2 which was referred to the   
,committee on ,health1 ,education1      
,labor1 and ,pensions  ,,resolution     
,supporting the designation of ,october 
#bjbj as ,national ,substance ,abuse    
,prevention ,month4  ,whereas initiation
 of substance use during adolescence is 
associated with substance use and misuse
 in adulthood2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 more 
than #h1jjj1jjj people in the ,united   
,states aged #ab and older used a       
controlled substance for the first time2
 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 an estimated       
#ce1jjj1jjj people in the ,united       
,states aged #ab and older used an      
illicit drug1 including cocaine and     
methamphetamine2 ,whereas more than     
#bj1jjj1jjj people in the ,united       
,states aged #ab and older had a        

substance use disorder in #bjai1        
including more than #h1jjj1jjj          
individuals who had an illicit drug use 
disorder2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 an        
estimated #d1bjj1jjj people in the      
,united ,states aged #ab and older      
received some form of substance use     
disorder treatment2 ,whereas1 in #bjai1 
an estimated #gb1jjj lives in the       
,united ,states were lost to largely    
preventable drug overdoses2 ,whereas    
illicit drug use and the misuse of      
prescription opioids costs the ,united  
,states #bga1ejj1jjj1jjj annually2      
,whereas ,federal funding to prevent    
substance use and misuse was cut by     
nearly #cd percent between fiscal years 
#bjji and #bjbj2 ,whereas every dollar  
invested in substance use and misuse    
prevention programs can provide a       
savings of up to #bj in substance use   
and misuse treatment1 health care1 and  
criminal justice costs2 ,whereas        
,congress has sought to expand access to
 prevention1 treatment1 and recovery    

services through passage of1 among other
 measures1 the ,comprehensive ,addiction
 and ,recovery ,act of #bjaf 7,public   
,law #aad-aih2 #acj ,stat4 #fie72       
,whereas substance use and misuse       
prevention and treatment organizations  
in the ,united ,states recognize        
,october as ,national ,substance ,abuse 
,prevention ,month2 ,whereas ,october   
#bd1 #bjbj1 is the second anniversary of
 the enactment of the ,substance        
,use-,disorder ,prevention that         
,promotes ,opioid ,recovery and         
,treatment for ,patients and            
,communities ,act 7,public ,law         
#aae-bga2 #acb ,stat4 #chid72 and       
,whereas the ongoing ,,covid-#ai        
pandemic has increased social isolation 
for many people in the ,united ,states1 
which can lead to a greater use and     
misuse of legal and illegal substances3 
,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the        
,senate-- 7#a7 supports effective       
programs to prevent substance use and   
misuse1 including community-based       

prevention programs such as the         
,drug-,free ,communities ,support       
,program2  7#b7 recognizes that certain 
substances are being misused at higher  
rates among adults during the           
,,covid-#ai pandemic1 potentially due to
 the stress and social isolation        
associated with the public health       
emergency2  7#c7 supports additional    
research and expanded access to         
effective programs to prevent substance 
use and misuse during the ,,covid-#ai   
pandemic2  7#d7 supports programs to    
help stem the drug addiction and        
overdose epidemic in the ,united        
,states2 and  7#e7 supports the         
designation of ,october #bjbj as        
,national ,substance ,abuse ,prevention 
,month4