IV 
109TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 556 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that a National Meth-
amphetamine Prevention Week should be established to increase aware-
ness of methamphetamine and to educate the public on ways to help 
prevent the use of that damaging narcotic. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
NOVEMBER 16, 2005 
Mr. BAIRD (for himself, Mr. SOUDER, Mr. LARSEN of Washington, Mr. SIM-
MONS, Mr. CASE, Ms. MCCOLLUM of Minnesota, Mr. BOSWELL, Mr. 
BURTON of Indiana, Mr. HINCHEY, Mr. TANNER, Mr. SALAZAR, Mr. 
SWEENEY, Mr. COOPER, Ms. HERSETH, Ms. MATSUI, Mr. ABERCROMBIE, 
Mr. PETERSON of Pennsylvania, Mr. KENNEDY of Rhode Island, Mr. 
WAMP, Mr. CLEAVER, Mr. PETERSON of Minnesota, Mr. BERRY, Mr. 
ROSS, and Mr. SCOTT of Georgia) submitted the following resolution; 
which was referred to the Committee on Government Reform 
RESOLUTION 
Expressing the sense of the House of Representatives that 
a National Methamphetamine Prevention Week should 
be established to increase awareness of methamphet-
amine and to educate the public on ways to help prevent 
the use of that damaging narcotic. 
Whereas methamphetamine is a highly addictive, man-made 
drug that can be injected, snorted, smoked, or ingested 
orally, the effects of which include feelings of euphoria 
that last for up to 24 hours and psychotic behavior such 
as auditory hallucinations, mood disturbances, delusions,
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and paranoia, potentially causing the user to experience 
homicidal or suicidal thoughts as well as violent behavior 
and brain damage; 
Whereas the number of admissions to treatment in which 
methamphetamine was the primary substance of abuse 
increased exponentially from 20,776 in 1993 to 116,604 
in 2003; 
Whereas methamphetamine is easily produced in clandestine 
laboratories, known as ‘‘meth labs’’, using a variety of 
volatile and toxic ingredients available in stores, and pre-
sents a danger to the individual preparing the meth-
amphetamine, the community surrounding the laboratory, 
and the law enforcement personnel who discover the lab-
oratory; 
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration reports that 
domestic meth lab seizures have increased from 7,438 in 
1999 to 17,170 in 2004; 
Whereas studies have found that methamphetamine use is 
strongly linked to identity theft, domestic violence, overall 
crime rates, child abuse, and child neglect; 
Whereas the National Association of Counties has conducted 
surveys with law enforcement and child welfare officials 
in more than 500 counties, and found that 87 percent of 
all law enforcement agencies surveyed reported increases 
in methamphetamine-related arrests in recent years, and 
40 percent of all the child welfare officials in the survey 
reported increased out-of-home placements of children 
due to methamphetamine use; 
Whereas methamphetamine use and production is prevalent 
around the world;
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Whereas approximately 65 percent of the methamphetamine 
supply in the United States is trafficked in the form of 
a finished product from other countries; 
Whereas the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime re-
ports that more than 30,000,000 people around the world 
use amphetamine-type stimulants, a number that eclipses 
the combined global use of cocaine and heroin; 
Whereas methamphetamine and narcotics task forces, judges, 
prosecutors, defense attorneys, substance abuse treat-
ment and rehabilitation professionals, law enforcement 
officials, researchers, students and educators, community 
leaders, parents, and others dedicated to fighting meth-
amphetamine have a profound influence within their com-
munities; and 
Whereas the establishment of a National Methamphetamine 
Prevention Week would increase awareness of meth-
amphetamine and educate the public on effective ways to 
help prevent methamphetamine use at the international, 
Federal, State, and local levels: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That it is the sense of the House of Rep-
resentatives that— 
(1) a National Methamphetamine Prevention 
Week should be established to increase awareness of 
methamphetamine and educate the public on effec-
tive ways to help prevent methamphetamine use at 
the international, Federal, State, and local levels; 
and 
(2) the people of the United States and inter-
ested groups should be encouraged to observe Na-
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tional Methamphetamine Prevention Week with ap-
propriate ceremonies and activities. 
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