PRINTER'S NO. 1926
No. 306 Session of 2005
INTRODUCED BY DiGIROLAMO, MAY 10, 2005
INTRODUCED AS NONCONTROVERSIAL RESOLUTION UNDER RULE 35,
MAY 10, 2005
A RESOLUTION
1 Recognizing May 10, 2005, as a day to remember the grieving
2 survivors of those who have lost their lives to drug and
3 alcohol addiction.
4 WHEREAS, One of every ten citizens of this Commonwealth has a
5 personal drug or alcohol problem, and one in every four families
6 in this Commonwealth is affected by drug or alcohol addiction;
7 and
8 WHEREAS, While 70,000 Pennsylvanians receive treatment for
9 drug and alcohol problems annually, estimates indicate that an
10 additional 560,000 citizens are in need of treatment; and
11 WHEREAS, Drug and alcohol problems underlie high fatality
12 rates when adequate treatment is unavailable or not followed as
13 prescribed; and
14 WHEREAS, Each of these deaths leaves a wake of devastation,
15 grief and tragedy; therefore be it
16 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives recognize May 10,
17 2005, as a day to remember the grieving survivors of those who
18 have lost their battles with drug and alcohol addiction.
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