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H.R. No. 578
R E S O L U T I O N
WHEREAS, The problematic use of alcohol, illicit drugs, and
tobacco places an enormous burden on society, harming health,
family life, the economy, and public safety; and
WHEREAS, The total economic costs of alcohol and drug abuse
in Texas are estimated at close to $26 billion in 2000, equaling
$1,244 for every man, woman, and child in the state; and
WHEREAS, In the past 20 years, medical science has made great
strides in learning about substance use and the nature of
addiction, a chronic neurological disease that involves a number of
brain chemistry disorders; and
WHEREAS, A growing body of research continues to demonstrate
that prevention and treatment processes for substance misuse and
addiction are effective and cost-efficient; studies place the rate
of return on substance abuse services at $5 to $10 for every dollar
spent; and
WHEREAS, Every day, in every part of Texas, men, women, and
youth are entering treatment, finding support groups, and asking
for help to begin the road to recovery from drug and alcohol misuse
and addiction; and
WHEREAS, Texas Recovery Day celebrates the tremendous
strides taken by individual families who have found long-term
recovery; those gathered in Austin today are here to demonstrate
that recovery can be a reality with the support of friends, family,
and community; now, therefore, be it
RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 78th Texas
Legislature hereby recognize April 30, 2003, as Recovery Day at the
State Capitol and encourage all Texans to work together on this and
every day to seek a brighter future for all citizens of this state.
Pena
Rodriguez
Craddick Giddings Merritt
Allen Goodman Miller
Alonzo Goolsby Moreno of Harris
Bailey Griggs Moreno of El Paso
Baxter Grusendorf Morrison
Berman Guillen Mowery
Bohac Gutierrez Naishtat
Bonnen Haggerty Nixon
Branch Hamilton Noriega
Brown of Kaufman Hamric Oliveira
Brown of Brazos Hardcastle Olivo
Burnam Harper-Brown Paxton
Callegari Hartnett Pena
Campbell Heflin Phillips
Canales Hegar Pickett
Capelo Hilderbran Pitts
Casteel Hill Puente
Castro Hochberg Quintanilla
Chavez Hodge Raymond
Chisum Homer Reyna
Christian Hope Riddle
Coleman Hopson Ritter
Cook of Navarro Howard Rodriguez
Cook of Colorado Hughes Rose
Corte Hunter Seaman
Crabb Hupp Smith of Tarrant
Crownover Isett Smith of Harris
Davis of Harris Jones of Lubbock Smithee
Davis of Dallas Jones of Bexar Solis
Dawson Jones of Dallas Solomons
Delisi Keel Stick
Denny Keffer of Dallas Swinford
Deshotel Keffer of Eastland Talton
Driver King Taylor
Dukes Kolkhorst Telford
Dunnam Krusee Thompson
Dutton Kuempel Truitt
Edwards Laney Turner
Eiland Laubenberg Uresti
Eissler Lewis Van Arsdale
Elkins Luna Villarreal
Ellis Mabry West
Farabee Madden Wilson
Farrar Marchant Wise
Flores Martinez Fischer Wohlgemuth
Flynn McCall Wolens
Gallego McClendon Wong
Garza McReynolds Woolley
Gattis Menendez Zedler
Geren Mercer
______________________________
Speaker of the House
I certify that H.R. No. 578 was adopted by the House on April
30, 2003, by a non-record vote.
______________________________
Chief Clerk of the House