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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION S. RES. 366 

Designating November 2007 as ‘‘National Methamphetamine Awareness 

Month’’, to increase awareness of methamphetamine abuse. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

NOVEMBER 5, 2007 

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. ALEXANDER, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. 

BINGAMAN, Mr. BOND, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. CORKER, Mr. CRAPO, Mr. 

DOMENICI, Mr. GRAHAM, Mr. KERRY, Mr. LEVIN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Ms. 

MURKOWSKI, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. SCHUMER, Mr. SMITH, 

Ms. STABENOW, Mr. TESTER, Mr. THUNE, Mr. CONRAD, Mrs. DOLE, Mr. 

BYRD, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. COLEMAN, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, 

Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. ROCKEFELLER, Mr. VITTER, Mr. WYDEN, 

Mr. DURBIN, and Mr. HAGEL) submitted the following resolution; which 

was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary 

NOVEMBER 15, 2007 

Reported by Mr. LEAHY, without amendment 

NOVEMBER 16, 2007 

Considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating November 2007 as ‘‘National Methamphetamine 

Awareness Month’’, to increase awareness of methamphetamine abuse. 

Whereas methamphetamine, an easily manufactured drug of 

the amphetamine group, is a powerful and addictive central nervous system stimulant with long-lasting effects; 


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Whereas the National Association of Counties found that 

methamphetamine is the number 1 illegal drug problem 

for 47 percent of the counties in the United States, a 

higher percentage than that of any other drug; 

Whereas 4 out of 5 county sheriffs report that, while local 

methamphetamine production is down, methamphetamine 

abuse is not (1⁄2 of the Nation’s sheriffs report abuse of 

the drug has stayed the same and nearly 1⁄3 say that it 

has increased); 

Whereas the highest rates of methamphetamine use among 

all ethnic groups occur within Native American communities; 

Whereas the consequence of methamphetamine use by many 

young adults in the Native American community has 

been death, including methamphetamine-related suicides; 

Whereas crime related to methamphetamine abuse continues 

to increase, with 55 percent of sheriffs reporting increases in robberies and burglaries during the last year; 

Whereas most illegal methamphetamine available in the 

United States is produced in large clandestine laboratories in Mexico and smuggled into this country; 

Whereas methamphetamine labs are costly to clean up in that 

every pound of methamphetamine produced can yield up 

to 5 pounds of toxic waste, representing a public danger 

to adults and children; 

Whereas the profile of methamphetamine users is changing, 

as 3⁄5 of the Nation’s sheriffs report increased methamphetamine use by women and 1⁄2 of the Nation’s sheriffs report increased use by teens; 

Whereas, in surveys on the abuse of methamphetamine 

among teens, many of the respondents said that the drug 


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was easy to get and believed there is little risk in trying 

it; 

Whereas other National Association of Counties surveys have 

shown that methamphetamine also places significant burdens on local social service and health care resources, increasing out-of-home placements for children, sending 

more people to public hospital emergency rooms than any 

other drug, and producing an ever-growing need for 

methamphetamine treatment programs; and 

Whereas the establishment of a National Methamphetamine 

Awareness month would increase awareness of methamphetamine and educate the public on effective ways to 

help prevent methamphetamine use at the Federal, State, 

and local levels: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates November 2007 as ‘‘National 

3 Methamphetamine Awareness Month’’ to increase 

4 awareness of methamphetamine abuse; and 

5 (2) encourages the people of the United States 

6 and interested groups to observe National Meth7 amphetamine Awareness Month with appropriate 

8 educational programs and outreach activities. 

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