IV 
115TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 572 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during the period 
of October 23 through October 31, 2017. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 12, 2017 
Ms. KUSTER of New Hampshire (for herself and Mr. MACARTHUR) submitted 
the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy 
and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week during 
the period of October 23 through October 31, 2017. 
Whereas the Red Ribbon Campaign was started to commemo-
rate the service of Enrique ‘‘Kiki’’ Camarena; 
Whereas on February 7, 1985, Drug Enforcement Adminis-
tration (DEA) Special Agent Camarena was leaving his 
Guadalajara office to meet his wife for lunch when four 
individuals forced him inside a car and sped off; 
Whereas Special Agent Camarena was subsequently tortured 
at length and then murdered by members of the local 
drug cartel; 
Whereas the Red Ribbon Campaign was officially started by 
the National Family Partnership in 1988 to preserve the 
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memory of Special Agent Camarena and further the 
cause for which he gave his life; 
Whereas the Red Ribbon Campaign is the most longstanding 
drug prevention program, bringing drug awareness to 
millions of people in the United States each year; 
Whereas State Governors and attorneys general, the National 
Family Partnership, parent teacher associations, Boys 
and Girls Clubs of America, Young Marines, the Drug 
Enforcement Administration, and hundreds of other or-
ganizations throughout the United States annually cele-
brate Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 
through October 31; 
Whereas the objective of Red Ribbon Week is to promote the 
creation of drug-free communities through drug preven-
tion efforts, education programs, parental involvement, 
and community-wide support; 
Whereas reducing the demand for controlled substances 
would curtail lethal addictions and overdoses; 
Whereas reducing the demand for controlled substances 
would reduce the violence associated with drug traf-
ficking, including but not limited to murders and torture; 
Whereas according to the National Survey on Drug Use and 
Health, in 2016 an estimated 28,600,000 Americans, or 
10.6 percent of the population aged 12 and older, used 
illicit drugs within the past month; 
Whereas drug abuse is one of the major challenges to secur-
ing a safe and healthy future for people and families in 
the United States; 
Whereas drug abuse and alcohol abuse contribute to domestic 
violence and sexual assault and place children at risk; 
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Whereas although public awareness of illicit drug use is in-
creasing, emerging drug threats and growing epidemics 
demand attention, with particular focus on the nonmed-
ical use of prescription drugs and synthetic drugs; 
Whereas the majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs 
get the drugs from family, friends, and the home medi-
cine cabinet; 
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration will host a 
National Take Back Day on October 28, 2017, for the 
public to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription 
drugs that can lead to accidental poisoning, overdose, and 
abuse; 
Whereas synthetic drugs, including those popularly known as 
‘‘K2’’ or ‘‘Spice’’, have acknowledged dangerous health 
effects and have become especially popular among teens 
and young adults; 
Whereas in 2015, poison centers across the United States re-
sponded to approximately 7,779 calls related to synthetic 
drugs; 
Whereas the number of people reporting current heroin use 
nearly tripled between 2007 (161,000) and 2016 
(475,000), according to the annual National Survey on 
Drug Use and Health (NSDUH); 
Whereas fentanyl and its analogues have been devastating 
communities and families at an unprecedented rate; 
Whereas according to the DEA National Forensic Laboratory 
Information System (‘‘NFLIS’’), from January 2013 
through December 2016, a total of 50,440 fentanyl re-
ports were identified by Federal, State, and local forensic 
laboratories; 
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Whereas the presence of fentanyl has also posed a hazard to 
police officers and agents; 
Whereas the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health 
data revealed approximately 584,000 adolescents had a 
marijuana use disorder; and 
Whereas parents, young people, schools, businesses, law en-
forcement agencies, religious institutions and faith-based 
organizations, service organizations, senior citizens, med-
ical and military personnel, sports teams, and individuals 
throughout the United States will demonstrate their com-
mitment to healthy, productive, and drug-free lifestyles 
by wearing and displaying red ribbons during this week- 
long celebration: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon 
Week; 
(2) encourages children, teens, and other indi-
viduals to choose to live drug-free lives; and 
(3) encourages the people of the United States 
to promote the creation of drug-free communities 
and to participate in drug prevention activities to 
show support for healthy, productive, and drug-free 
lifestyles. 
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