Title: Supporting the designation of June 26, 2022, as the "International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking".
Policy area: International Affairs

Summary:
This resolution supports the designation of the International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking and expresses support for efforts to address substance use and prevent drug trafficking and production.

[Congressional Bills 117th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[H. Res. 1175 Introduced in House (IH)]

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117th CONGRESS
  2d Session
H. RES. 1175

Supporting the designation of June 26, 2022, as the ``International Day 
             against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking''.


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                    IN THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES

                             June 14, 2022

  Miss Rice of New York (for herself, Mr. Katko, Mr. Fitzpatrick, Ms. 
    Jackson Lee, Mr. Pappas, Mr. Guest, Mrs. Lee of Nevada, and Mr. 
 Rutherford) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to 
the Committee on Energy and Commerce, and in addition to the Committees 
on Foreign Affairs, the Judiciary, and Financial Services, 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

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                               RESOLUTION


 
Supporting the designation of June 26, 2022, as the ``International Day 
             against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking''.

Whereas the United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime (referred to in this 
        preamble as ``UNODC'') estimated that 275,000,000 individuals used 
        illicit drugs worldwide in 2019, a 22 percent increase from 2010;
Whereas UNODC estimated that, globally, 36,300,000 individuals suffered from 
        substance use disorders in 2019;
Whereas the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Administration reported that, in 
        2020, 37,300,000 individuals aged 12 or older had used an illicit drug 
        in the United States in the past month, and 41,100,000 individuals aged 
        12 or older had needed substance abuse treatment in the past year;
Whereas the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (referred to in this 
        preamble as ``CDC'') estimated that more than 107,000 individuals died 
        from drug overdoses in 2021;
Whereas, according to the CDC, synthetic drugs, such as fentanyl and 
        methamphetamine, are among the primary drivers of overdose deaths in the 
        United States;
Whereas CDC data indicates that drug overdose deaths have accelerated during the 
        coronavirus pandemic;
Whereas the National Institute of Drug Abuse estimates that illicit drug use 
        costs the United States $193,000,000,000 annually in healthcare costs, 
        crime, and lost productivity;
Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration reports that drug trafficking fuels 
        the drug overdose epidemic in the United States and can lead to violence 
        in communities throughout the country and the world;
Whereas the Department of State reports that the illicit drug trade can 
        undermine the rule-of-law and fuel corruption; and
Whereas the United Nations General Assembly established June 26 as the 
        ``International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking'': Now, 
        therefore, be it
    Resolved, That the House of Representatives--
            (1) encourages access to prevention, treatment, and 
        recovery programs for individuals with substance use disorders, 
        including access to medication-assisted treatment and 
        telehealth services;
            (2) commends the efforts of law enforcement agencies and 
        officers to detect, curtail, and prevent drug trafficking and 
        production domestically and internationally;
            (3) applauds the work of law enforcement agencies, 
        prosecutors, defense attorneys, and judges who work to connect 
        individuals with a substance use disorders to treatment;
            (4) supports research into treatments for substance use 
        disorders;
            (5) encourages greater international cooperation to 
        dismantle drug trafficking organizations and transnational 
        criminal organizations involved in the illicit drug trade;
            (6) supports efforts to unravel financial networks that 
        enable the illicit drug trade;
            (7) calls on other United Nations Member States to mark the 
        ``International Day against Drug Abuse and Illicit 
        Trafficking''; and
            (8) supports the designation of the ``International Day 
        against Drug Abuse and Illicit Trafficking''.
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