[Congressional Bills 116th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 763 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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116th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 763

  Supporting the designation of October 2020 as ``National Substance 
                       Abuse Prevention Month''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

             October 26 (legislative day, October 19), 2020

 Mrs. Feinstein (for herself and Mr. Grassley) submitted the following 
 resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, 
                          Labor, and Pensions

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                               RESOLUTION


 
  Supporting the designation of October 2020 as ``National Substance 
                       Abuse Prevention Month''.

Whereas initiation of substance use during adolescence is associated with 
        substance use and misuse in adulthood;
Whereas, in 2019, more than 8,000,000 people in the United States aged 12 and 
        older used a controlled substance for the first time;
Whereas, in 2019, an estimated 35,000,000 people in the United States aged 12 
        and older used an illicit drug, including cocaine and methamphetamine;
Whereas more than 20,000,000 people in the United States aged 12 and older had a 
        substance use disorder in 2019, including more than 8,000,000 
        individuals who had an illicit drug use disorder;
Whereas, in 2019, an estimated 4,200,000 people in the United States aged 12 and 
        older received some form of substance use disorder treatment;
Whereas, in 2019, an estimated 72,000 lives in the United States were lost to 
        largely preventable drug overdoses;
Whereas illicit drug use and the misuse of prescription opioids costs the United 
        States $271,500,000,000 annually;
Whereas Federal funding to prevent substance use and misuse was cut by nearly 34 
        percent between fiscal years 2009 and 2020;
Whereas every dollar invested in substance use and misuse prevention programs 
        can provide a savings of up to $20 in substance use and misuse 
        treatment, health care, and criminal justice costs;
Whereas Congress has sought to expand access to prevention, treatment, and 
        recovery services through passage of, among other measures, the 
        Comprehensive Addiction and Recovery Act of 2016 (Public Law 114-198; 
        130 Stat. 695);
Whereas substance use and misuse prevention and treatment organizations in the 
        United States recognize October as ``National Substance Abuse Prevention 
        Month'';
Whereas October 24, 2020, is the second anniversary of the enactment of the 
        Substance Use-Disorder Prevention that Promotes Opioid Recovery and 
        Treatment for Patients and Communities Act (Public Law 115-271; 132 
        Stat. 3894); and
Whereas the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic has increased social isolation for many 
        people in the United States, which can lead to a greater use and misuse 
        of legal and illegal substances: Now, therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) supports effective programs to prevent substance use 
        and misuse, including community-based prevention programs such 
        as the Drug-Free Communities Support Program;
            (2) recognizes that certain substances are being misused at 
        higher rates among adults during the COVID-19 pandemic, 
        potentially due to the stress and social isolation associated 
        with the public health emergency;
            (3) supports additional research and expanded access to 
        effective programs to prevent substance use and misuse during 
        the COVID-19 pandemic;
            (4) supports programs to help stem the drug addiction and 
        overdose epidemic in the United States; and
            (5) supports the designation of October 2020 as ``National 
        Substance Abuse Prevention Month''.
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