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110TH CONGRESS 

1ST SESSION H. RES. 616 

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Phoenix House, the success and contributions of Phoenix House with respect to the treatment and prevention 

of substance abuse, and the significant role that Phoenix House has 

played in raising public awareness and formulating public policy. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

AUGUST 3, 2007 

Mrs. MALONEY of New York (for herself, Ms. EDDIE BERNICE JOHNSON of 

Texas, Mr. SHERMAN, Mr. SESSIONS, Mrs. NAPOLITANO, Mr. NEAL of 

Massachusetts, Mr. WEINER, Mrs. GILLIBRAND, Mr. ISRAEL, Mr. 

HODES, Mr. FILNER, Mr. HALL of New York, Ms. LORETTA SANCHEZ

of California, and Mr. SMITH of Texas) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 

RESOLUTION 

Celebrating the 40th anniversary of Phoenix House, the success and contributions of Phoenix House with respect 

to the treatment and prevention of substance abuse, and 

the significant role that Phoenix House has played in 

raising public awareness and formulating public policy. 

Whereas Phoenix House is one of the largest substance abuse 

treatment providers in the United States, treating nearly 

6,000 men, women, and adolescents each day at more 

than 100 programs in nine States, including New York, 

California, Texas, Florida, Rhode Island, Massachusetts, 

New Hampshire, Vermont, and Maine; 


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Whereas Phoenix House pioneered a drug-free approach to 

treat substance abuse and addiction, provided training 

for a generation of substance abuse counselors who staff 

programs throughout the United States, and conducted 

some of the earliest studies of the process and impact of 

substance abuse treatment; 

Whereas Phoenix House established Phoenix Academies, 

which are residential high schools for adolescents in 

treatment for substance abuse; 

Whereas the Department of Justice named Phoenix Academies a ‘‘model program’’ and the RAND Corporation 

found Phoenix Academies to be demonstrably effective 

and superior to other programs for adolescents in treatment for substance abuse; 

Whereas during the past 40 years, Phoenix House has treated nearly 50,000 people for substance abuse at residential centers for adults; at Phoenix Academies; at outpatient, after-school, and lay programs; and at programs 

in prisons and homeless shelters; 

Whereas Phoenix House has enabled hundreds of adolescents 

in the United States to complete their high school education, strengthened innumerable families, and provided a 

stabilizing influence in communities across much of the 

United States; 

Whereas Phoenix House provides drug education and prevention programs through in-school and after-school programs, reaching more than 30,000 adolescents every 

year; and 

Whereas Phoenix House is celebrating its 40th anniversary 

on October 16, 2007, and it is appropriate to focus public 

awareness on the efforts of Phoenix House to address the 


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critical problem of substance abuse in the United States: 

Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That— 

2 (1) it is the sense of the House of Representa3 tives that— 

4 (A) all people of the United States should 

5 keep victims of substance abuse in their 

6 thoughts and prayers; and 

7 (B) all people of the United States should 

8 seek to break the cycle of substance abuse, giv9 ing people who struggle with substance abuse 

10 hope for a future free of addiction and an emo11 tionally and physically healthy future; and 

12 (2) the House of Representatives— 

13 (A) supports the goals and ideals of Phoe14 nix House; and 

15 (B) commends Phoenix House for all of its 

16 efforts on behalf of adults and adolescents 

17 throughout the United States who are strug18 gling with addiction and substance abuse. 

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