[Congressional Bills 107th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 147 Introduced in Senate (IS)]






107th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 147

To designate the month of September of 2001, as ``National Alcohol and 
                    Drug Addiction Recovery Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             August 2, 2001

Mr. Wellstone submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
                     the Committee on the Judiciary

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                               RESOLUTION


 
To designate the month of September of 2001, as ``National Alcohol and 
                    Drug Addiction Recovery Month''.

    Whereas alcohol and drug addiction is a devastating disease that 
            can destroy lives, families, and communities;
    Whereas alcohol and drug addiction carry direct and indirect costs 
            for the United States of 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 in 1999, research at the National Institute on Drug Abuse 
            at the National Institutes of Health showed that about 
            14,800,000 Americans were users of illicit drugs, and about 
            3,500,000 were dependent on illicit drugs; an additional 
            8,200,000 were dependent on alcohol;
    Whereas the 1999 National Household Survey of Drug Abuse, a project 
            of the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
            Administration, showed that drug use varies substantially 
            among States, ranging from a low of 4.7 percent to a high 
            of 10.7 percent for the overall population, and from 8.0 
            percent to 18.3 percent for youths age 12-17;
    Whereas the Office of National Drug Control Policy's 2001 National 
            Drug Control Strategy includes the reduction of the 
            treatment gap for individuals who are addicted to drugs as 
            one of the top 3 goals for reducing the health and social 
            costs to the public;
    Whereas the lives of children, families, and communities are 
            severely affected by alcohol and drug addiction, through 
            the effects of the disease, and through the neglect, broken 
            relationships, and violence that are so often a part of the 
            disease of addiction;
    Whereas a National Institute on Drug Abuse 4-city study of 1,200 
            adolescents found that community-based treatment programs 
            can reduce drug and alcohol use, improve school 
            performance, and lower involvement with the criminal 
            justice system;
    Whereas a number of organizations and individuals dedicated to 
            fighting addiction and promoting treatment and recovery 
            will recognize the month of September of 2001 as National 
            Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month;
    Whereas the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services 
            Administration's Center for Substance Abuse Treatment, in 
            conjunction with its national planning partner 
            organizations and treatment providers, have taken a Federal 
            leadership role in promoting Recovery Month 2001;
    Whereas National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month aims to 
            promote the societal benefits of substance abuse treatment, 
            laud the contributions of treatment providers, and promote 
            the message that recovery from substance abuse in all its 
            forms is possible;
    Whereas the 2001 national campaign embraces the theme of ``We 
            Recover Together: Family, Friends and Community'', and 
            highlights the societal benefits, importance, and 
            effectiveness of drug and treatment as a public health 
            service in our country; 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 make positive 
            contributions to their families, workplaces, communities, 
            States, and the Nation: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) designates the month of September of 2001 as ``National 
        Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month''; and
            (2) requests that the President issue a proclamation urging 
        the people of the United States to carry out appropriate 
        programs and activities to demonstrate support for those 
        individuals recovering from alcohol and drug addition.
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