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[Congressional Bills 118th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1419 Introduced in House (IH)]

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118th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1419

   Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening 
       efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States.

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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                            August 30, 2024

Mrs. Trahan (for herself, Ms. Wild, Mr. Jackson of Illinois, Mr. Larsen 
  of Washington, Mr. Thanedar, Ms. Leger Fernandez, Mr. Morelle, Ms. 
 Craig, Ms. Pettersen, Ms. Hoyle of Oregon, Mr. Tonko, Mr. Schneider, 
Mr. Kennedy, Mrs. Napolitano, Mr. Pappas, Ms. Barragan, Mr. Trone, Mr. 
Keating, Ms. McClellan, Ms. Salinas, Mr. Fitzpatrick, and Mr. McGovern) 
submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee 
                         on Energy and Commerce

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                               RESOLUTION

 
   Supporting the goals of Overdose Awareness Day and strengthening 
       efforts to combat the opioid crisis in the United States.

Whereas more than 932,000 individuals in the United States have died from a drug 
        overdose since 1999;
Whereas overdoses involving opioids killed nearly 69,000 people in 2020, and 
        over 82 percent of those deaths involved synthetic opioids;
Whereas substance use disorder and drug overdose affect all socioeconomic 
        groups, racial and ethnic groups, geographical regions, and ages;
Whereas substance use disorder is a chronic disease, and recognizing it as such 
        decreases stigma and acknowledges that substance use may be beyond an 
        individual's control;
Whereas overdose deaths are preventable, and countless lives can be saved 
        through increased awareness, effective prevention strategies, timely 
        intervention, comprehensive treatment, and robust recovery support;
Whereas communities across the Nation have been pained by substance use disorder 
        through the premature loss of lives and the stigma associated with drug-
        related fatalities; and
Whereas the opioid crisis imposes an estimated annual economic burden of 
        $1,000,000,000,000 on the United States, encompassing health care costs, 
        lost productivity, criminal justice expenditures, and social services, 
        while devastating communities and families across the Nation: Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) recognizes Overdose Awareness Day in the United States;
            (2) commits to advancing and passing bipartisan policies 
        that reduce the stigma surrounding substance use disorders and 
        overdoses; and
            (3) is dedicated to collaborating with States, localities, 
        businesses, nongovernmental organizations, patients, and 
        families to support a comprehensive system that promotes 
        prevention, treatment, harm reduction, and recovery from opioid 
        use disorder.
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