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,casey1 ,mr4 ,br[n1 ,ms4 ,klobu*>1 ,ms4 
,w>r51 ,mr4 ,:iteh\se1 ,ms4 ,hassan1    
,mr4 ,man*91 & ,mr4 ,blum5?al7 submitt$ 
! foll[+ resolution2 :i* 0 ref]r$ to !  
,committee on ,heal?1 ,education1       
,labor1 & ,p5sions  ,,resolution        
,support+ ! recognition & goals (       
,ov]dose ,aw>5ess ,day 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates4  ,:]eas m ?an #gej1jjj          
individuals 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates h di$ f a 
drug ov]dose s9ce #aiii2 ,:]eas sub/ance
 use disord]s & drug ov]doses affect all
 socioeconomic gr\ps1 racial & e?nic    
gr\ps1 geographic regions1 & ages2      
,:]eas sub/ance use disord]s are a      
*ronic disease1 & recogniz+ ^? disord]s 
z su* decreases /igma & ackn[l$ges t    
sub/ance use may be beyond ! control (  
an individual2 ,:]eas ov]dose dea?s are 
prev5table1 & lives c be sav$ ?r\gh     
aw>5ess1 prev5tion1 int]v5tion1         

treatm5t1 & recov]y support2 ,:]eas     
ov]dose dea?s claim$ m ?an #ic1jjj lives
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,coronavirus ,disease #bjai             
7,,covid-#ai7 p&emic has contribut$ to !
 accel]ation ( ov]dose dea?s2 ,:]eas    
communities across ! ,unit$ ,/ates h be5
 pa9$ by sub/ance use disord]s ?r\gh !  
premature loss ( lives & ! /igma        
associat$ ) drug-relat$ fatalities2 &   
,:]eas num]\s ,/ates across ! ,unit$    
,/ates h l[]$ _! ,/ate flags 9          
recognition ( ,ov]dose ,aw>5ess ,day3   
,n[1 !re=e1 be x ,t ! ,s5ate-- 7#a7     
supports ! recognition & goals (        
,ov]dose ,aw>5ess ,day 9 ! ,unit$       
,/ates2 &  7#b7 enc\rages all ,f$]al    
build+s 9 ! ,unit$ ,/ates to l[] _!     
flags to half-/aff on ,augu/ #ca ( ea*  
ye> to support aw>5ess ( ov]doses4