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111TH CONGRESS 

2D SESSION H. RES. 1451 

Expressing support for designation of June 26, 2010, as the International 

Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking. 

IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 

JUNE 17, 2010 

Mrs. BONO MACK (for herself and Mr. KENNEDY) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Foreign Affairs, and in 

addition to the Committees on the Judiciary and Energy and Commerce, 

for a period to be subsequently determined by the Speaker, in each case 

for consideration of such provisions as fall within the jurisdiction of the 

committee concerned 

RESOLUTION 

Expressing support for designation of June 26, 2010, as 

the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit 

Trafficking. 

Whereas the economic cost of drug, alcohol, and tobacco use 

in the United States is more than $500,000,000,000; 

Whereas the trafficking of illicit drugs creates a culture of 

lawlessness, rampant violence, and is often linked to organized criminal gangs and terrorism; 

Whereas the illicit drug industry is estimated at 

$400,000,000,000 per year; 

Whereas there are an estimated 190,000,000 drug users 

worldwide; 


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Whereas the average age of the 190,000,000 worldwide drug 

users is 30; 

Whereas teenagers and young adults are particularly vulnerable to illicit drugs and the prevalence of drug use among 

young people is more than twice as high as that among 

the general population; 

Whereas preventing drug use before it begins and educating 

the public on the dangers of drug use is a critical component of what must be a consistent and comprehensive effort to stunt and decrease drug use rates throughout the 

United States; 

Whereas the rates of use for any illegal drug are directly related to the perception of harm and social disapproval; 

Whereas community anti-drug coalitions in the United States 

and internationally play a key role in combating the use 

of illicit drugs among youth and have contributed to reductions in drug abuse rates and increases in the perception of harm over the past decade; 

Whereas community anti-drug coalitions involve all sectors of 

the community, including youth, parents, businesses, 

media, schools, youth serving organizations, law enforcement, religious and fraternal organizations, civic and volunteer groups, health care professionals, and State, local, 

or tribal governmental agencies; 

Whereas community anti-drug coalitions change community 

norms, laws, policies, regulations, and procedures to create an environment that discourages the use of drugs; 

Whereas thousands of community anti-drug coalition leaders 

and community-based substance abuse prevention, treatment, and education professionals play a vital role in 


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keeping communities free of illicit drugs and drug trafficking, both in the United States and internationally; 

Whereas the United Nations General Assembly established 

June 26 as the International Day against Drug Abuse 

and Illicit Trafficking; 

Whereas the international campaign encourages young people 

to put health first and not to take drugs; 

Whereas the theme for the 2010 International Day against 

Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking is ‘‘Do drugs control 

your life? Your life. Your community. No place for 

drugs’’; 

Whereas a goal of this international campaign is to mobilize 

support and to inspire people to act against drug abuse 

and trafficking; 

Whereas the United Nations encourages people and institutions to get involved in this prohealth campaign; 

Whereas the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking raises awareness about the goal of creating an international society free of drug abuse, which 

was agreed to by United Nations Member States, including the United States; and 

Whereas June 26, 2010, would be an appropriate date to designate as the International Day against Drug Abuse and 

Illicit Trafficking: Now, therefore, be it 

1 Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 

2 (1) supports the designation of the Inter3 national Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Traf4 ficking; 


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1 (2) urges teenagers, young adults, communities, 

2 and community anti-drug coalitions both domesti3 cally and internationally to engage in, and carry out, 

4 appropriate prevention and education activities and 

5 programs to reduce and stop illegal drug use before 

6 it starts; 

7 (3) recognizes the Western Hemisphere Drug 

8 Policy Commission, which will review and evaluate 

9 United States policy regarding illicit drug supply re10 duction and interdiction, with particular emphasis 

11 on international drug policies and programs directed 

12 toward the countries of the Western Hemisphere, 

13 along with foreign and domestic demand reduction 

14 policies and programs; 

15 (4) recognizes the Office of National Drug Con16 trol Policy’s efforts to enhance United States inter17 national demand reduction efforts; 

18 (5) recognizes the Department of State’s Inter19 national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 

20 Demand Reduction program, which exports the best 

21 of United States demand reduction technology to 

22 other countries; and 

23 (6) recognizes the importance of efforts to curb 

24 illicit drug trafficking as well as the major negative 


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1 consequences it causes, both domestically and inter2 nationally. 

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