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SENATE RESOLUTION NO. 719
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WHEREAS, Fentanyl Victims Remembrance Day is taking place |
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on September 23, 2023; and |
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WHEREAS, A highly addictive synthetic opioid, fentanyl has |
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fueled an alarming increase in overdose deaths, and it has |
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impacted communities across the nation, from large metropolitan |
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areas to rural counties; among Americans under the age of 50, the |
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drug is involved in a greater number of deaths than any other |
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cause, proving more lethal than cancer, heart disease, homicide, |
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or suicide; as little as two milligrams of fentanyl is a |
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potentially deadly dose, especially for individuals who do not |
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have a tolerance to opioids; and |
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WHEREAS, According to the Centers for Disease Control and |
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Prevention, synthetic opioids such as fentanyl were involved in |
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67 percent of the more than 107,000 drug overdose and drug |
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poisoning deaths in the 12-month period ending in January 2022; |
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in some cases, the deaths were attributed to fentanyl mixed with |
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other substances, and many users were unaware that they were |
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taking fentanyl; and |
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WHEREAS, Each year, September 23 is set aside to honor and |
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remember all victims who tragically lost their lives to fentanyl |
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poisoning, to encourage support for their loved ones, and to warn |
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the public about the dangers posed by the drug; the observance is |
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led by fentanyl awareness organizations, community response |
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teams, and affected families; and |
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WHEREAS, More work remains to be done to assist the |
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individuals and communities impacted by fentanyl use, and |
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Fentanyl Victims Remembrance Day provides a fitting opportunity |
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to affirm our commitment to combatting this deadly drug threat; |
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now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the Senate of the State of Texas, 88th |
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Legislature, hereby recognize September 23, 2023, as Fentanyl |
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Victims Remembrance Day and pay tribute to the memory of all |
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those who have died from fentanyl poisoning. |
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Menéndez |
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President of the Senate |
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I hereby certify that the |
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above Resolution was adopted by |
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the Senate on May 28, 2023. |
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Secretary of the Senate |
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Member, Texas Senate |