PRINTER'S NO. 2938
THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA
HOUSE RESOLUTION
No.
661
Session of
2018
INTRODUCED BY VAZQUEZ, SCHWEYER, SCHLOSSBERG, READSHAW, JAMES,
KINSEY, MILLARD, DAVIS, NEILSON, BOBACK, DiGIROLAMO, WARREN,
HILL-EVANS, J. McNEILL, MURT AND DONATUCCI, JANUARY 25, 2018
REFERRED TO COMMITTEE ON HUMAN SERVICES, JANUARY 25, 2018
A RESOLUTION
Recognizing The CTC Wellness Foundation for forming Don't Stall,
Just Call, an alcohol poisoning education program, which
raises student and family awareness of the dangers of binge
drinking and informs them of this Commonwealth's medical
amnesty law.
WHEREAS, The CTC Wellness Foundation formed and promotes the
Don't Stall, Just Call program, which educates students of all
ages and their families regarding the effects of alcohol on the
body, the signs and symptoms of alcohol poisoning, the need to
seek immediate medical intervention when necessary and
Pennsylvania's medical amnesty law; and
WHEREAS, The Don't Stall, Just Call program was created by
the mother of a student at Temple University whose tragic,
untimely death in 2015 resulted from excessive drinking; and
WHEREAS, Commonly referred to as "binge" drinking, the
excessive consumption of alcohol is a serious problem on college
campuses across the country, as the National Institute on
Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism of the National Institutes of
Health (NIH) reports that approximately 1,825 college students
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