[Congressional Bills 111th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 256 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

111th CONGRESS
  1st Session
S. RES. 256

   Recognizing the importance of ``National Drug Facts Chat Day'' on 
                           November 10, 2009.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                           September 9, 2009

Mr. Levin submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the 
          Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION


 
   Recognizing the importance of ``National Drug Facts Chat Day'' on 
                           November 10, 2009.

Whereas the National Institute on Drug Abuse created ``National Drug Facts Chat 
        Day'' to provide the opportunity for school-aged youth and teachers in 
        classrooms across the United States to ask questions of the Nation's 
        leading experts in the field of drug abuse and addiction;
Whereas on October 12, 2007, the first annual Drug Facts Chat Day yielded over 
        35,000 questions from school-aged youth across the United States, 
        providing accurate information on drug abuse and addiction;
Whereas the National Survey on Drug Use and Health indicated that, in 2007, 
        nearly 8 percent of youth in the United States between 12 and 17 years 
        of age met diagnostic criteria for abuse or dependence (addiction) to 
        illegal drugs or alcohol;
Whereas the Monitoring the Future Study has yielded encouraging news of 
        generally declining past-month illicit drug use rates for school-aged 
        youth, noting a 24 percent decline from 2001 to 2008 by students in the 
        8th, 10th, and 12th grades combined;
Whereas declines in youth cigarette smoking, now at its lowest rate since the 
        Monitoring the Future Survey began collecting data in 1975, will 
        translate into fewer deaths associated with the myriad medical 
        consequences of smoking;
Whereas while progress continues to be made, troubling trends still abound, 
        including widespread abuse of prescription drugs among youth in the 
        United States;
Whereas research shows that as the perceived risks associated with drugs 
        increases, the abuse of such drugs decreases;
Whereas youth often get information about drugs, drug abuse, and addiction from 
        unreliable and inaccurate sources; and
Whereas ``National Drug Facts Chat Day'' is on November 10, 2009: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) recognizes the importance of ``National Drug Facts Chat 
        Day''; and
            (2) urges teachers, schools, and students to participate by 
        submitting questions and using the information provided to 
        increase their understanding of the science of drug abuse and 
        addiction among school-aged youth.
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