IV 
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 res-
olution; 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 or-
ganized 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 vulner-
able 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 compo-
nent of what must be a consistent and comprehensive ef-
fort to stunt and decrease drug use rates throughout the 
United States; 
Whereas the rates of use for any illegal drug are directly re-
lated 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 re-
ductions in drug abuse rates and increases in the percep-
tion 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 enforce-
ment, religious and fraternal organizations, civic and vol-
unteer 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 cre-
ate an environment that discourages the use of drugs; 
Whereas thousands of community anti-drug coalition leaders 
and community-based substance abuse prevention, treat-
ment, and education professionals play a vital role in 
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keeping communities free of illicit drugs and drug traf-
ficking, 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 institu-
tions to get involved in this prohealth campaign; 
Whereas the International Day against Drug Abuse and Il-
licit Trafficking raises awareness about the goal of cre-
ating an international society free of drug abuse, which 
was agreed to by United Nations Member States, includ-
ing the United States; and 
Whereas June 26, 2010, would be an appropriate date to des-
ignate as the International Day against Drug Abuse and 
Illicit Trafficking: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the designation of the Inter-
national Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Traf-
ficking; 
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(2) urges teenagers, young adults, communities, 
and community anti-drug coalitions both domesti-
cally and internationally to engage in, and carry out, 
appropriate prevention and education activities and 
programs to reduce and stop illegal drug use before 
it starts; 
(3) recognizes the Western Hemisphere Drug 
Policy Commission, which will review and evaluate 
United States policy regarding illicit drug supply re-
duction and interdiction, with particular emphasis 
on international drug policies and programs directed 
toward the countries of the Western Hemisphere, 
along with foreign and domestic demand reduction 
policies and programs; 
(4) recognizes the Office of National Drug Con-
trol Policy’s efforts to enhance United States inter-
national demand reduction efforts; 
(5) recognizes the Department of State’s Inter-
national Narcotics Control and Law Enforcement 
Demand Reduction program, which exports the best 
of United States demand reduction technology to 
other countries; and 
(6) recognizes the importance of efforts to curb 
illicit drug trafficking as well as the major negative 
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consequences it causes, both domestically and inter-
nationally. 
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