IV 
113TH CONGRESS 
1ST SESSION 
H. RES. 382 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, October 23, 2013 
through October 31, 2013. 
IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES 
OCTOBER 14, 2013 
Mr. HUNTER (for himself and Mr. RUPPERSBERGER) submitted the following 
resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Energy and Commerce 
RESOLUTION 
Supporting the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon Week, 
October 23, 2013 through October 31, 2013. 
Whereas the Red Ribbon Campaign was started to commemo-
rate the service of Enrique ‘‘Kiki’’ Camarena, an 11-year 
special agent of the Drug Enforcement Administration 
who was murdered in the line of duty in 1985 while en-
gaged in the battle against illicit drugs; 
Whereas the Red Ribbon Campaign has been nationally rec-
ognized for 25 years (since 1988) to preserve Special 
Agent Camarena’s memory and further the cause for 
which he gave his life, and is now the oldest and largest 
drug prevention program in the Nation, reaching millions 
of young people each year during Red Ribbon Week; 
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration, committed 
throughout its 40 years to target aggressively, organiza-
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tions involved in the growing, manufacturing, and dis-
tribution of controlled substances, has been a steadfast 
partner in commemorating Red Ribbon Week; 
Whereas the State governors and attorneys general, the Na-
tional Family Partnership, Parent Teacher Associations, 
Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Young Marines, the 
Drug Enforcement Administration, and hundreds of 
other organizations throughout the United States annu-
ally celebrate Red Ribbon Week during the period of Oc-
tober 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, parental involvement, and commu-
nity-wide support; 
Whereas according to the National Survey on Drug Use and 
Health (NSDUH), in 2012 an estimated 23,900,000 peo-
ple in the United States, 9.2 percent of the population 
aged 12 and older, were current illicit drug users; 
Whereas drug abuse is one of the major challenges that the 
Nation faces in securing a safe and healthy future for 
families in the United States; 
Whereas drug abuse and alcohol abuse contribute to domestic 
violence and sexual assault and place children at risk; 
Whereas although public awareness of illicit drug use is in-
creasing, emerging drug threats and growing epidemics 
demand attention, with particular focus on synthetic 
drugs and the nonmedical use of prescription drugs, the 
second-most-abused drug by young people in the United 
States; 
Whereas the majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs 
get them from family, friends, and the home medicine 
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cabinet, the Drug Enforcement Administration will host 
a National Take Back Day on October 26, 2013, for the 
public to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription 
medications that can lead to accidental poisoning, over-
dose, and abuse; 
Whereas synthetic marijuana, also known as ‘‘K2’’ or 
‘‘Spice’’ and with acknowledged dangerous health effects, 
has become especially popular, especially among teens 
and young adults, and in 2012 poison centers nationwide 
responded to about 5,205 calls related to synthetic mari-
juana; 
Whereas the 2012 NSDUH data revealed between 2007 and 
2011 heroin use doubled; 
Whereas in 2007, there were 373,000 heroin users compared 
to 669,000 in 2012; 
Whereas the 2012 NSDUH revealed a 50 percent increase in 
daily marijuana use among those aged 12 and up and a 
25 percent increase in marijuana use by the general pop-
ulation; and 
Whereas parents, youth, schools, businesses, law enforcement 
agencies, religious institutions (faith-based organiza-
tions), service organizations, senior citizens, medical and 
military personnel, sports teams, and individuals through-
out the United States will demonstrate their commitment 
to healthy, productive, and drug-free lifestyles by wearing 
and displaying red ribbons during this week-long celebra-
tion: Now, therefore, be it 
Resolved, That the House of Representatives— 
(1) supports the goals and ideals of Red Ribbon 
Week; 
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(2) encourages children and teens 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. 
Æ 
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