[Congressional Record Volume 148, Number 30 (Friday, March 15, 2002)]
[Senate]
[Page S1982]
From the Congressional Record Online through the Government Publishing Office [www.gpo.gov]




             NATIONAL INHALANTS AND POISON PREVENTION WEEK

  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to Calendar No. 325, S. Res. 206.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report the resolution by title.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 206) designating the week of March 17 
     through March 23, 2002 as ``National Inhalants and Poison 
     Prevention Week.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. REID. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the resolution 
and preamble be agreed to, en bloc; that the motions to reconsider be 
laid upon the table; and that any statements related to the resolution 
be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 206) was agreed to.
  The preamble was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 206

       Whereas according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse, 
     inhalant use ranks third in popularity behind use of alcohol 
     and tobacco for all youths through the eighth grade;
       Whereas the over 1,000 products that are being inhaled to 
     get high are legal, inexpensive, and found in nearly every 
     home and corner market;
       Whereas using inhalants even once to get high can lead to 
     kidney failure, brain damage, or even death;
       Whereas inhalants are considered a gateway drug, one that 
     leads to the use of harder, more deadly drugs; and
       Whereas because inhalant use is difficult to detect, the 
     products used are accessible and affordable, and abuse is so 
     common, increased education of young people and their parents 
     regarding the dangers of inhalants is an important step in 
     our Nation's battle against drug abuse: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate--
       (1) designates the week of March 17 through March 23, 2002, 
     as ``National Inhalants and Poison Prevention Week'';
       (2) encourages parents to learn about the dangers of 
     inhalant abuse and discuss those dangers with their children; 
     and
       (3) requests that the President issue a proclamation 
     calling upon the people of the United States to observe the 
     week with appropriate activities.

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