[Congressional Bills 106th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 177 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]







106th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 177

 Designating September, 1999, as ``National Alcohol and Drug Addiction 
                           Recovery Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 5, 1999

Mr. Wellstone submitted the following resolution; which was considered 
                             and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
 Designating September, 1999, as ``National Alcohol and Drug Addiction 
                           Recovery Month''.

Whereas alcohol and drug addiction is a devastating disease that can destroy 
        lives and communities;
Whereas the direct and indirect costs of alcohol and drug addiction cost the 
        United States more than $246,000,000,000 each year;
Whereas scientific evidence demonstrates the crucial role that treatment plays 
        in restoring those suffering from alcohol and drug addiction to more 
        productive lives;
Whereas the Secretary of Health and Human Services has recognized that 73 
        percent of people who currently use illicit drugs in the United States 
        are employed and that the effort business invests in substance abuse 
        treatment will be rewarded by raising productivity, quality, and 
        employee morale, and lowering health care costs associated with 
        substance abuse;
Whereas the role of the workplace in overcoming the problem of substance abuse 
        among Americans is recognized by the United States Chamber of Commerce, 
        the Small Business Administration, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 
        the National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the Substance 
        Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, the Community Anti-Drug 
        Coalitions of America, the National Coalition on Alcohol and Other Drug 
        Issues, the National Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse 
        Counselors, and the National Substance Abuse Coalition, and others;
Whereas the Director of the Office of National Drug Control Policy has 
        recognized that providing effective drug treatment to those in need is 
        critical to breaking the cycle of drug addiction and to helping those 
        who are addicted become productive members of society;
Whereas these agencies and organizations have recognized the critical role of 
        the workplace in supporting efforts towards recovery from addiction by 
        establishing the theme of Recovery Month to be ``Addiction Treatment: 
        Investing in People for Business Success''; and
Whereas the countless numbers of those who have successfully recovered from 
        addiction are living proof that people of all races, genders, and ages 
        recover every day from the disease of alcohol and drug addiction, and 
        now make positive contributions to their families, workplaces, 
        communities, States, and nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate designates September, 1999, as ``National 
Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month''.
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