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Calendar No. 716

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. RES. 257

Expressing the sense of the Senate that October 15, 1998, should be

designated as ‘‘National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day’’.

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES

JULY 22, 1998

Mr. MURKOWSKI (for himself, Mr. LOTT, Mr. DASCHLE, Mr. D’AMATO, Mr.

HELMS, Mr. GRASSLEY, Mr. HATCH, Mr. BIDEN, Mr. CLELAND, Mr.

DURBIN, Mr. TORRICELLI, Mrs. FEINSTEIN, Mr. INOUYE, Mr. STEVENS,

Mr. DODD, Mr. COCHRAN, Mr. SMITH of New Hampshire, Mr. GRAHAM,

Mr. DEWINE, Mr. SPECTER, Mr. LAUTENBERG, Mr. ENZI, Mr. THOMAS,

Ms. LANDRIEU, Mr. COATS, Mr. JOHNSON, Mr. FEINGOLD, Mr. WARNER, Mr. ASHCROFT, Mr. CRAIG, Mr. LIEBERMAN, Mr. BAUCUS, Mr.

BENNETT, Ms. MIKULSKI, Mr. BROWNBACK, Mr. BOND, Mr. COVERDELL, Mr. GRAMS, Mrs. BOXER, Mr. SARBANES, Mr. CAMPBELL, Mr.

BURNS, Mr. HUTCHINSON, Mr. CONRAD, Ms. MOSELEY-BRAUN, Mr.

ABRAHAM, Mr. AKAKA, Mr. ALLARD, Mr. BREAUX, Mr. BUMPERS, Mr.

CHAFEE, Ms. COLLINS, Mr. FAIRCLOTH, Mr. GREGG, Mr. KEMPTHORNE,

Mr. MACK, Mr. NICKLES, Mr. ROBERTS, Mr. SESSIONS, Mr. SMITH of

Oregon, Ms. SNOWE, Mr. WYDEN, Mr. DOMENICI, Mr. HAGEL, and Mr.

BYRD) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on the Judiciary

OCTOBER 9 (legislative day, OCTOBER 2), 1998

Reported by Mr. HATCH, without amendment

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Senate that October 15, 1998,
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should be designated as ‘‘National Inhalant Abuse

Awareness Day’’.

Whereas inhalant abuse is nearing epidemic proportions with

over 20 percent of all students admitting to experimenting with inhalants by the time they graduate from high

school and only 4 percent of parents suspecting their

children of inhalant use;

Whereas according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse,

inhalant use ranks third behind use of alcohol and tobacco for all youths through the eighth grade;

Whereas the over 1,000 products that are being inhaled to

get high are legal, inexpensive, and found in nearly every

home and every corner market;

Whereas using inhalants even once can lead to kidney failure,

brain damage, and even death;

Whereas inhalants are considered a gateway drug, one that

leads to the use of harder, more deadly drugs; and

Whereas because inhalant use is difficult to detect, the products used are accessible and affordable, and abuse is so

common, increased education of young people and their

parents regarding the dangers of inhalants is an important step in our battle against drug abuse: Now, therefore, be it

1 Resolved, That—

2 (1) it is the sense of the Senate that October

3 15, 1998, should be designated as ‘‘National Inhal4 ant Abuse Awareness Day’’, to be observed with ap5 propriate activities; and
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1 (2) the Senate requests that the President issue

2 a proclamation designating October 15, 1998, as

3 ‘‘National Inhalant Abuse Awareness Day’’.
Calendar No. 716

105TH CONGRESS

2D SESSION S. RES. 257

RESOLUTION

Expressing the sense of the Senate that October

halant Abuse Awareness Day’’.15, 1998, should be designated as ‘‘National InOCTOBER 9 (legislative day, OCTOBER 2), 1998

Reported without amendment

OCTOBER 9 (legislative day, OCTOBER 2), 1998

Committee discharged; considered and agreed to