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.

[Congressional Bills 119th Congress]
[From the U.S. Government Publishing Office]
[S. Res. 866 Introduced in Senate (IS)]

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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.

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                   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

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                               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''.
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