[Congressional Record (Bound Edition), Volume 145 (1999), Part 14]
[Senate]
[Page 20023]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office, www.gpo.gov]



           NATIONAL ALCOHOL AND DRUG ADDICTION RECOVERY MONTH

  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the Senate 
proceed to the immediate consideration of S. Res. 177, introduced 
earlier today by Senator Wellstone.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. The clerk will report.
  The legislative clerk read as follows:

       A resolution (S. Res. 177) designating September 1999 as 
     ``National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month.''

  There being no objection, the Senate proceeded to consider the 
resolution.
  Mr. BROWNBACK. Mr. President, I ask unanimous consent that the 
resolution and preamble be agreed to en bloc, the motion to reconsider 
be laid upon the table, and that any statements relating to the 
resolution be printed in the Record.
  The PRESIDING OFFICER. Without objection, it is so ordered.
  The resolution (S. Res. 177) was agreed to.
  The resolution, with its preamble, reads as follows:

                              S. Res. 177

       Whereas alcohol and drug addiction is a devastating disease 
     that can destroy lives and communities.
       Whereas the direct and indirect costs of alcohol and drug 
     addiction cost the United States 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 the Secretary of Health and Human Services has 
     recognized that 73 percent of people who currently use 
     illicit drugs in the United States are employed and that the 
     effort business invests in substance abuse treatment will be 
     rewarded by raising productivity, quality, and employee 
     morale, and lowering health care costs associated with 
     substance abuse.
       Whereas the role of the workplace in overcoming the problem 
     of substance abuse among Americans is recognized by the 
     United States Chamber of Commerce, the Small Business 
     Administration, the National Institute on Drug Abuse, the 
     National Institute on Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism, the 
     Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration, 
     the Community Anti-Drug Coalitions of American, the National 
     Coalition on Alcohol and Other Drug Issues, the National 
     Association of Alcoholism and Drug Abuse Counselors, and the 
     National Substance Abuse Coalition, and others.
       Whereas the Director of the Office of National Drug Control 
     Policy has recognized that providing effective drug treatment 
     to those in need is critical to breaking the cycle of drug 
     addiction and to helping those who are addicted become 
     productive members of society.
       Whereas these agencies and organizations have recognized 
     the critical role of the workplace in supporting efforts 
     towards recovery from addiction by establishing the theme of 
     Recovery Month to be ``Addiction Treatment: Investing in 
     People for Business Success''.
       Whereas the countless numbers of those who have 
     successfully recovered from addition are living proof that 
     people of all races, genders, and ages recover every day from 
     the disease of alcohol and drug addiction, and now make 
     positive contributions to their families, workplaces, 
     communities, States, and nation: Now, therefore, be it
       Resolved, That the Senate designates September, 1999, as 
     ``National Alcohol and Drug Addiction Recovery Month''.

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