Full Text of SR0933 95th General Assembly
SR0933 95TH GENERAL ASSEMBLY
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| SENATE RESOLUTION
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| WHEREAS, The Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation was | 3 |
| established in memory of Daniel Lee Katz, a 25-year old | 4 |
| resident of Highland Park, who died of a prescription drug | 5 |
| overdose on June 15, 2007; and
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| WHEREAS, The Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation has | 7 |
| partnered with the DEA Educational Foundation in Washington, | 8 |
| D.C. to bring the message of awareness to parents and children | 9 |
| all across America through the Rx Factor Traveling Exhibit; and
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| WHEREAS, The objective of the Rx Factor Traveling Exhibit | 11 |
| is to promote the creation of drug-free communities through | 12 |
| drug prevention efforts, education, parental involvement, and | 13 |
| community-wide support; and
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| WHEREAS, Prescription drug abuse is one of the major | 15 |
| challenges that the nation faces in securing a safe and healthy | 16 |
| future for families in the United States; and
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| WHEREAS, Prescription drug abuse contributes to domestic | 18 |
| violence and sexual assault and places the lives of children at | 19 |
| risk; and
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| WHEREAS, Although public awareness of prescription drug |
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| abuse is increasing, prescription medications are among the | 2 |
| most abused drugs by young people in the United States, and the | 3 |
| growing epidemic demands attention; and | 4 |
| WHEREAS, Between 1996 and 2006, the percentages of | 5 |
| admissions to substance abuse treatment programs as a result of | 6 |
| the abuse of methamphetamines, prescription medications, and | 7 |
| marijuana each rose significantly; and | 8 |
| WHEREAS, A dramatic increase in illegal Internet | 9 |
| pharmacies selling controlled drugs without the need of a | 10 |
| prescription is causing a rise in the abuse of prescription | 11 |
| drugs in the United States; and | 12 |
| WHEREAS, Drug dealers specifically target children by | 13 |
| marketing illicit drugs that mimic the appearance and names of | 14 |
| well known brand-name candies and foods; and | 15 |
| WHEREAS, Parents, youth, schools, businesses, law | 16 |
| enforcement agencies, religious institutions, service | 17 |
| organizations, senior citizens, medical and military | 18 |
| personnel, sports teams, and individuals throughout the United | 19 |
| States will experience the Rx Factor Traveling Exhibit in | 20 |
| venues all over the State of Illinois and the United States and | 21 |
| see for themselves how this epidemic of prescription drug abuse | 22 |
| is killing children; therefore, be it
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| RESOLVED, BY THE SENATE OF THE NINETY-FIFTH GENERAL | 2 |
| ASSEMBLY OF THE STATE OF ILLINOIS, that we support the goals | 3 |
| and ideas of the DEA Educational Foundation and the Save A Star | 4 |
| Drug Awareness Foundation's Rx Factor Traveling Exhibit; and be | 5 |
| it further
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| RESOLVED, That we encourage children and teens to live | 7 |
| drug-free lives; and be it further | 8 |
| RESOLVED, That we encourage the people of the United States | 9 |
| to promote the creation of drug-free communities and to | 10 |
| participate in drug prevention activities to show support for | 11 |
| healthy, productive, and drug-free lifestyles; and be it | 12 |
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| RESOLVED, That a suitable copy of this resolution be | 14 |
| presented to the Save A Star Drug Awareness Foundation as a | 15 |
| symbol of our respect.
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