A resolution supporting the designation of October 2026 as "Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month" to raise awareness of substance use and misuse in the United States.

Pete Ricketts

Republican · NE · Senator

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• Adam B. Schiff (D-CA)Original· 2026-09-17

Referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions. (text: CR S4802)

2026-09-17

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[Congressional Bills 119th Congress] [From the U.S. Government Publishing Office] [S. Res. 866 Introduced in Senate (IS)] <DOC> 119th CONGRESS 2d Session S. RES. 866 Supporting the designation of October 2026 as ``Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month'' to raise awareness of substance use and misuse in the United States. _______________________________________________________________________ IN THE SENATE OF THE UNITED STATES September 17, 2026 Mr. Ricketts (for himself and Mr. Schiff) submitted the following resolution; which was referred to the Committee on Health, Education, Labor, and Pensions _______________________________________________________________________ RESOLUTION Supporting the designation of October 2026 as ``Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month'' to raise awareness of substance use and misuse in the United States. Whereas initiation of substance use during adolescence is associated with substance use and misuse in adulthood; Whereas, in 2025, an estimated 56,800,000 people in the United States aged 12 and older participated in binge drinking; Whereas, in 2025, more than 69,800,000 or 1 in 4 people in the United States aged 12 and older used an illicit drug, including cocaine and methamphetamine; Whereas, in 2025, an estimated 44,600,000 people in the United States aged 12 and older had a substance use disorder; Whereas, in 2025, an estimated 26,000,000 people in the United States aged 12 and older had an illicit drug use disorder; Whereas, in 2025, an estimated 7,600,000 people in the United States aged 12 and older received substance use disorder treatment; and Whereas, in 2025, more than 22,300,000 people in the United States aged 18 and older were in recovery from a substance use problem: Now, therefore, be it Resolved, That the Senate supports-- (1) effective programs to prevent substance use and misuse; (2) programs to help stem the drug addiction and overdose epidemic in the United States; and (3) the designation of October 2026 as ``Substance Use & Misuse Prevention Month''. <all>

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