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HR 1049: Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day; last Wednesday of October each year; designate

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House Resolution 1049 (RULES COMMITTEE SUBSTITUTE)

By: Representatives Hugley of the 141st, Griffin of the 149th, Berry of the 56th, Park of the 107th, and Jones of the 143rd

A RESOLUTION

Designating the Wednesday of the last week in October of each year as Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day in Georgia; and for other purposes.

WHEREAS, the Red Ribbon Campaign is the oldest, largest drug prevention program in the United States, and Red Ribbon Week, held annually October 23 through 31, is a time when schools and communities focus on young people living safe, healthy, and drug-free lives; and

WHEREAS, the Georgia Department of Public Health reports that from 2019 to 2021, the total number of opioid-related overdose deaths increased from 853 to 1,718, and more than half were attributed to fentanyl; and

WHEREAS, fentanyl is a synthetic opioid that is 50 times more potent than heroin and 100 times more potent than morphine, and is inexpensive, widely available, and highly addictive, and comes in a variety of colors, shapes, and forms; and

WHEREAS, many colleges and universities are making naloxone, an antidote for opioid poisoning, accessible on campus at clinics and counseling centers, the campus police, or in vending machines in resident halls; and

WHEREAS, fentanyl use and abuse are happening at middle schools and high schools, and the best way to protect students from substance use and abuse is having regular and open conversations to educate them about the risks, dangers, and effects of fentanyl use and abuse; and

WHEREAS, fentanyl overdoses are happening at middle schools and high schools, and the best way to counter an overdose is raising awareness of the symptoms of an overdose, offering students a reliable space to seek help, and having naloxone readily available at the school nurse's office; and

WHEREAS, on Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day and throughout the year, Georgia policymakers can and should make it their number one priority to encourage all Georgia students to live safe, healthy, and drug-free lives by providing educational materials and overdose prevention kits at middle schools and high schools.

NOW, THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED AND ENACTED BY THE HOUSE OF

REPRESENTATIVES that the members of this body designate the Wednesday of the last week in October of each year as Fentanyl and Opioid Awareness Day in Georgia. BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED that the Clerk of the House of Representatives is authorized and directed to make appropriate copies of this resolution available for distribution to the public and the press.