,,iii  #aagth ,,congress  #ast ,session 
,s4 ,,res4 #cee  ,,in ,,the ,,senate    
,,of ,,the ,,united ,,states  ,september
 #ac1 #bjba,mr4 ,markey 7for himself1   
,mr4 ,casey1 ,mr4 ,brown1 ,ms4          
,klobuchar1 ,ms4 ,warren1 ,mr4          
,whitehouse1 ,ms4 ,hassan1 ,mr4         
,manchin1 and ,mr4 ,blumenthal7         
submitted the following resolution2     
which was referred to the ,committee on 
,health1 ,education1 ,labor1 and        
,pensions  ,,resolution  ,supporting the
 recognition and goals of ,overdose     
,awareness ,day in the ,united ,states4 
,whereas more than #gej1jjj individuals 
in the ,united ,states have died from a 
drug overdose since #aiii2 ,whereas     
substance use disorders and drug        
overdoses affect all socioeconomic      
groups1 racial and ethnic groups1       
geographic regions1 and ages2 ,whereas  
substance use disorders are a chronic   
disease1 and recognizing those disorders
 as such decreases stigma and           
acknowledges that substance use may be  

beyond the control of an individual2    
,whereas overdose deaths are            
preventable1 and lives can be saved     
through awareness1 prevention1          
intervention1 treatment1 and recovery   
support2 ,whereas overdose deaths       
claimed more than #ic1jjj lives in the  
,united ,states in #bjbj1 and the       
,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 pandemic has contributed  
to the acceleration of overdose deaths2 
,whereas communities across the ,united 
,states have been pained by substance   
use disorders through the premature loss
 of lives and the stigma associated with
 drug-related fatalities2 and ,whereas  
numerous ,states across the ,united     
,states have lowered their ,state flags 
in recognition of ,overdose ,awareness  
,day3 ,now1 therefore1 be it ,that the  
,senate-- 7#a7 supports the recognition 
and goals of ,overdose ,awareness ,day  
in the ,united ,states2 and  7#b7       
encourages all ,federal buildings in the
 ,united ,states to lower their flags to

 half-staff on ,august #ca of each year 
to support awareness of overdoses4