PRINTER'S NO. 1519
No. 152 Session of 2001
INTRODUCED BY CRUZ, BARRAR, WATERS, LEDERER, WATSON, READSHAW,
WOGAN, KENNEY, COLEMAN, SCHRODER, TRELLO, THOMAS, EGOLF,
HARHAI, CORRIGAN, YOUNGBLOOD, WASHINGTON, J. WILLIAMS,
KIRKLAND, KELLER, HORSEY, CREIGHTON AND DeLUCA, APRIL 9, 2001
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON RULES, APRIL 9, 2001
A RESOLUTION
1 Memorializing the City of Philadelphia to discontinue the use of
2 taxpayer dollars to fund programs that provide sterile
3 syringe exchange to drug addicts.
4 WHEREAS, The war on drugs in the United States affects every
5 citizen, young and old alike; and
6 WHEREAS, The Drug Enforcement Administration's National
7 Household Survey on Drug Abuse published in 2000 showed an
8 estimated 14.8 million Americans were users of illicit drugs in
9 1999; and
10 WHEREAS, More than one in ten young people between the ages
11 of 12 and 17 were users of illicit drugs in 1999; and
12 WHEREAS, Taxpayer dollars should not be used to promote drug
13 abuse, but should be used to fund community programs that
14 discourage drug abuse; and
15 WHEREAS, Taxpayer dollars would be better used to fund
16 community drug prevention programs and programs for drug-
17 dependent persons that would give them an option of counseling
1 services and enrollment in detoxification programs; and
2 WHEREAS, Providing drug addicts with sterile syringes has not
3 been proven to decrease the spread of AIDS and HIV among addicts
4 and only encourages continued drug abuse and prolongs the war
5 against drugs; therefore be it
6 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives memorialize the
7 City of Philadelphia to discontinue using taxpayer dollars to
8 fund programs that provide sterile syringe exchange to drug
9 addicts, which promotes persistent illegal drug use.
C22L82BIL/20010H0152R1519 - 2 -