PRINTER'S NO. 2146
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
SENATE RESOLUTION
No.
449
Session of
2015
INTRODUCED BY WHITE, BOSCOLA, ARGALL, GREENLEAF, SABATINA,
BREWSTER, FARNESE, DINNIMAN, MENSCH, FONTANA, WARD, SCARNATI,
RAFFERTY, VULAKOVICH, COSTA AND TEPLITZ, OCTOBER 17, 2016
INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, OCTOBER 17, 2016
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing February 12, 2017, as "Drugs Kill Dreams, Opioid
Alert Day" in Pennsylvania to raise the level of prevention
and awareness regarding opioids and to encourage full
participation in education, prevention, treatment, recovery
and law enforcement throughout the year.
WHEREAS, Research shows that a proactive approach works to
reduce substance abuse among young adults if they are part of a
community-based prevention effort while still in elementary and
middle school; and
WHEREAS, A drug prevention program was established in 1994 by
Armstrong County Magisterial District Judge, J. Gary DeComo, and
was later renamed "Drugs Kill Dreams" in 2000; and
WHEREAS, The mission of the "Drugs Kill Dreams" program is to
increase drug and alcohol prevention awareness in schools and
communities throughout western Pennsylvania, adhering to a
strong belief that if prevention is increased, addiction and
crimes committed by individuals with addictions will decrease;
and
WHEREAS, "Drugs Kill Dreams, Opioid Alert Day" joins with
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similar programs across this Commonwealth, such as "Too Good for
Drugs," "Guiding Good Choices" and "PROSPER" that partner with
schools, churches and other community organizations to share
education materials and prevention messages, with the goal of
stopping drug and alcohol addiction and abuse before it begins
and encouraging youngsters to live healthy, respectful and
responsible lives; and
WHEREAS, Opioid abuse has reached epidemic proportions so all
Pennsylvanians need to be educated to prevent addiction;
therefore be it
RESOLVED, That the Senate recognize February 12, 2017, as
"Drugs Kill Dreams, Opioid Alert Day," in Pennsylvania to raise
the level of prevention awareness regarding opioids and to
encourage full participation in education, prevention,
treatment, recovery and law enforcement throughout the year.
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