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110TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 703 

Designating November 2008 as ‘‘National Methamphetamine Awareness 

Month’’, to increase awareness of methamphetamine abuse. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

OCTOBER 2 (legislative day, SEPTEMBER 17), 2008 

Mr. BAUCUS (for himself, Mr. CRAPO, Ms. CANTWELL, Mr. LEVIN, Mr. 

THUNE, Mr. DURBIN, Mr. BINGAMAN, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SMITH, Mr. 

OBAMA, Mr. NELSON of Nebraska, Mr. TESTER, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. 

COLEMAN, Mr. REID, Ms. STABENOW, Mr. STEVENS, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. 

WYDEN, Mr. SALAZAR, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mrs. LINCOLN, Mr. FEINGOLD, 

and Mr. ENZI) submitted the following resolution; which was considered 

and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating November 2008 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; 

Whereas the National Association of Counties reported in 

2007 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; 


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

methamphetamine production is down, methamphetamine 

abuse is not (the National Association of Counties found 

that 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 sheriffs report increases in crime directly related to 

the presence of methamphetamine in their communities; 

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 

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

it; 

Whereas other National Association of Counties surveys have 

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dens 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 2008 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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