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113TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION S. RES. 389 

Designating the week of March 9, 2014, through March 15, 2014, as 

‘‘National Youth Synthetic Drug Awareness Week’’. 

IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES 

MARCH 13, 2014 

Ms. KLOBUCHAR (for herself, Mr. GRASSLEY, and Mrs. FEINSTEIN) submitted 

the following resolution; which was considered and agreed to 

RESOLUTION 

Designating the week of March 9, 2014, through March 

15, 2014, as ‘‘National Youth Synthetic Drug Awareness 

Week’’. 

Whereas around the United States, there have been many incidents of violent acts, some leading to serious injury and 

death, committed by people under the influence of synthetic drugs; 

Whereas the effects of synthetic drugs on their users include 

elevated heart rate and blood pressure, hallucinations, 

seizures, and extreme agitation; 

Whereas a lack of public understanding of the potential harm 

of synthetic drugs makes raising public awareness about 

the dangers posed by such drugs extremely important; 


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Whereas deceptive marketing by sellers of synthetic drugs 

and easy access to synthetic drugs online and in many 

convenience stores create a false perception, particularly 

among youth, that synthetic drugs are legal and safer 

than street drugs; 

Whereas in 2010, 18-year-old David Rozga of Indianola, 

Iowa, committed suicide shortly after ingesting a synthetic drug called ‘‘K2’’, making his death one of the 

first in the United States linked to synthetic drugs; 

Whereas March 17, 2014, marks the third anniversary of the 

tragic death of 19-year-old Trevor Robinson, who 

overdosed on a synthetic drug called ‘‘2C–E’’ at a house 

party in Blaine, Minnesota; 

Whereas in addition to Trevor Robinson, 10 other teens and 

young adults at the same house party had to be rushed 

to hospitals after snorting the same drug, illustrating the 

urgent need to raise awareness among youth about the 

dangers of synthetic drugs; 

Whereas according to the 2012 Monitoring the Future survey 

of youth drug-use trends, 1 in every 9 United States high 

school seniors surveyed admitted to using synthetic marijuana in the past year; 

Whereas according to a 2013 report by the Substance Abuse 

and Mental Health Administration Drug Abuse Warning 

Network, there were 28,531 emergency department visits 

involving a synthetic cannabinoid product and 22,904 

emergency department visits involving bath salts in 2011; 

and 

Whereas educating the public, and especially our youth, on 

the dangers of synthetic drugs and promoting prevention 

of synthetic drug abuse are critical components of what 


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must be a multi-pronged effort to curb synthetic drug 

abuse: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the Senate— 

2 (1) designates the week of March 9, 2014, 

3 through March 15, 2014, as ‘‘National Youth Syn4 thetic Drug Awareness Week’’; and 

5 (2) urges communities to carry out appropriate 

6 programs and activities to educate parents and 

7 youth about the dangers associated with synthetic 

8 drug abuse. 

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