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R E S O L U T I O N
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WHEREAS, The National Institute on Drug Abuse, part of the |
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National Institutes of Health, has designated January 28 through |
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February 3, 2013, as National Drug Facts Week in order to educate |
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teens about substance abuse and addiction; and |
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WHEREAS, According to available figures, more than 10 percent |
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of high school seniors admit to the nonmedical use of prescription |
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painkillers, while approximately one-third report having used |
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illicit drugs within the past year and more than 20 percent |
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acknowledge having smoked marijuana during the past month; while |
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teens often lack accurate knowledge about drugs and their effects, |
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they are frequently exposed to myths about drugs and drug use by way |
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of television, movies, music, the Internet, and their peers; and |
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WHEREAS, National Drug Facts Week was launched in 2010 as an |
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effort to help teens make informed and responsible choices by |
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connecting them with credible health experts; at school assemblies |
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and other community-based events across the country, students will |
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be able to ask scientists questions about the health and behavioral |
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effects of drug use, and they are also invited to organize drug |
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awareness activities in their own neighborhoods; and |
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WHEREAS, Society as a whole benefits when young people are |
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empowered to think critically about their lifestyle choices, and by |
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participating in this important observance, the State of Texas is |
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helping teens to make enlightened decisions today and in the years |
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ahead; now, therefore, be it |
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RESOLVED, That the House of Representatives of the 83rd Texas |
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Legislature hereby recognize January 28 through February 3, 2013, |
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as National Drug Facts Week and encourage young Texans to learn more |
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about this serious issue. |