PRINTER'S NO. 2933
No. 242 Session of 1992
INTRODUCED BY FAJT, KASUNIC, COY, CALTAGIRONE, STEIGHNER, VANCE,
McCALL, HARPER, COLAIZZO, JAROLIN, CAPPABIANCA, PESCI,
LAUGHLIN, PETRARCA, DENT, MELIO, KRUSZEWSKI, KOSINSKI,
GIGLIOTTI, KREBS, MICOZZIE, JOSEPHS, GEIST, JOHNSON, SAURMAN,
LAWLESS, HESS, BATTISTO, ARNOLD, STURLA AND ITKIN,
JANUARY 21, 1992
ADOPTED, JANUARY 21, 1992
A RESOLUTION
1 Designating January 15 through February 15, 1992, as "Alcohol
2 Information Month" in Pennsylvania.
3 WHEREAS, Alcohol abuse is the single greatest substance-
4 specific problem in this Commonwealth, directly affecting
5 between 11% and 16% of the population; and
6 WHEREAS, It is estimated by the Congressional Office of
7 Technology that alcohol abuse and misuse may cost the Nation as
8 much as $120 billion annually in terms of lost production,
9 medical costs, motor vehicle accidents, fire losses and violent
10 crimes; and
11 WHEREAS, Alcohol is related to one-half of all traffic
12 deaths, one-third each of all traffic injuries, suicides and
13 crimes and more than two-thirds of all drownings; and
14 WHEREAS, Alcohol use is associated with a large percentage of
15 teenage pregnancies and is also associated with the alarming
16 rate of teenage suicide; and
1 WHEREAS, Alcohol abuse has been linked to a variety of social
2 problems, such as violence, homelessness, crime and increased
3 health costs; and
4 WHEREAS, Efforts at alerting and educating the public about
5 the dangers of alcohol abuse can have a significant positive
6 effect in lessening this alarming problem; therefore be it
7 RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives commend United
8 Mental Health and its Special Advisory Council on Alcohol and
9 Other Drugs for its efforts to combat alcohol abuse and
10 designate January 15 through February 15, 1992, as "Alcohol
11 Information Month" in Pennsylvania.
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