[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 685 Agreed to Senate (ATS)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
S. RES. 685

Designating June 26, 2022 as the ``International Day against Drug Abuse 
                       and Illicit Trafficking''.


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                   IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

                             June 21, 2022

Mr. Whitehouse (for himself, Mr. Grassley, Mr. Blumenthal, Mr. Cornyn, 
Ms. Hassan, Mr. Risch, Mr. Tillis, Mr. Hawley, and Mr. Lujan) submitted 
      the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Designating June 26, 2022 as the ``International Day against Drug Abuse 
                       and Illicit Trafficking''.

Whereas the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (referred to in this 
        preamble as ``UNODC'') estimated that 275,000,000 individuals used 
        illicit drugs worldwide in 2019, a 22 percent increase from 2010;
Whereas UNODC estimated that, globally, 36,300,000 individuals suffered from 
        substance use disorders in 2019;
Whereas the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration reported that, in 
        2020, 37,300,000 individuals aged 12 or older had used an illicit drug 
        in the United States in the past month, and 41,100,000 individuals aged 
        12 or older had needed substance abuse treatment in the past year;
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this 
        preamble as ``CDC'') estimated that more than 107,000 individuals died 
        from drug overdoses in 2021;
Whereas, according to the CDC, synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl and 
        methamphetamine, are among the primary drivers of overdose deaths in the 
        United States;
Whereas CDC data indicates that drug overdose deaths have accelerated during the 
        coronavirus pandemic;
Whereas the National Institute of Drug Abuse estimates that illicit drug use 
        costs the United States $193,000,000,000 annually in healthcare costs, 
        crime, and lost productivity;
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration reports that drug trafficking fuels 
        the drug overdose epidemic in the United States and can lead to violence 
        in communities throughout the country and the world;
Whereas the Department of State reports that the illicit drug trade can 
        undermine the rule-of-law and fuel corruption; and
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly established June 26 as the 
        ``International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking'': Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the Senate--
            (1) encourages access to prevention, treatment, and 
        recovery programs for individuals with substance use disorders, 
        including access to medication-assisted treatment and 
        telehealth services;
            (2) commends the efforts of law enforcement agencies and 
        officers to detect, curtail, and prevent drug trafficking and 
        production domestically and internationally;
            (3) applauds the work of law enforcement agencies, 
        prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges who work to connect 
        individuals with a substance use disorders to treatment;
            (4) supports research into treatments for substance use 
        disorders;
            (5) encourages greater international cooperation to 
        dismantle drug trafficking organizations and transnational 
        criminal organizations involved in the illicit drug trade;
            (6) supports efforts to unravel financial networks that 
        enable the illicit drug trade;
            (7) calls on other United Nations Member States to mark the 
        ``International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit 
        Trafficking''; and
            (8) designates June 26, 2022 as the ``International Day 
        against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking''.
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