Bill Text: CA AR25 | 2011-2012 | Regular Session | Amended

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Bill Title: Relative to Prescription Drug Awareness Month.

Spectrum: Slight Partisan Bill (Democrat 46-21)

Status: (Introduced - Dead) 2012-03-29 - Read. Amended. Adopted. (Page 4183.). [AR25 Detail]

Download: California-2011-AR25-Amended.html

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BILL NUMBER: HR 25	AMENDED
	BILL TEXT

	AMENDED IN ASSEMBLY  MARCH 29, 2012

INTRODUCED BY   Assembly Member Buchanan
    (   Coauthors:   Assembly Members 
 Achadjian,  Alejo,   Allen,  
Ammiano,   Atkins,   Beall,   Bill
Berryhill,   Block,   Blumenfield,  
Bonilla,   Bradford,   Brownley,   Butler,
  Campos,   Carter,   Chesbro,  
Conway,   Cook,   Davis,   Dickinson,
  Donnelly,   Eng,   Feuer,  
Fong,   Furutani,   Beth Gaines,  
Galgiani,   Gatto,   Gordon,   Grove,
  Hagman,   Halderman,   Hall,  
Harkey,   Hayashi,   Roger Hernández,  
Hill,   Hueso,   Huffman,   Jeffries,
  Lara,   Logue,   Ma,   Mansoor,
  Mendoza,   Miller,   Mitchell, 
 Monning,   Morrell,   Nestande,  
Nielsen,   Olsen,   Pan,   Perea, 
 John A. Pérez,   V. Manuel Pérez,   Skinner,
  Smyth,   Solorio,   Swanson,  
Torres,   Valadao,   Wagner,   Wieckowski,
  Williams,   and Yamada   ) 

                        MARCH 8, 2012

   Relative to Prescription Drug Awareness Month.


	LEGISLATIVE COUNSEL'S DIGEST
             HOUSE OR SENATE RESOLUTIONS DO NOT CONTAIN A DIGEST



   WHEREAS, In 2008, drug overdoses in the United States caused
36,450 deaths and 20,044 of these were from prescription drug
overdoses; and
   WHEREAS, Overdose deaths involving opioid pain relievers have
increased and now exceed deaths involving heroin and cocaine
combined; and
   WHEREAS, In 2009, 1.2 million emergency department visits were
related to misuse or abuse of pharmaceuticals (an increase of 98.4
percent since 2004); and
   WHEREAS, Nonmedical use of opioid pain relievers costs insurance
companies up to $72.5 billion annually in health care costs; and
   WHEREAS, By 2010, enough prescription painkillers were sold to
medicate every American adult with a typical dose of five mg of
hydrocodone every four hours for one month; and
   WHEREAS, In 2010, 2 million people reported using prescription
painkillers nonmedically for the first time within the last
year--nearly 5,500 a day; and
   WHEREAS, As many as 70 percent of people who abuse prescription
drugs get them from a relative or friend instead of a doctor; and
   WHEREAS, The National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse,
in cooperation with law enforcement agencies, community-based
organizations, alcohol and other drugs service providers, and civic
and business leaders, coordinates Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness
Month activities to offer our citizens the opportunity to demonstrate
their commitment to campaigns and education aimed at raising
awareness about the abuse or misuse of prescription drugs, promoting
prescription drug safe storage and disposal, and using medications
only as prescribed; and
   WHEREAS, Families, schools, businesses, faith-based communities,
law enforcement agencies, medical professionals, county and local
governments, health care practitioners, pharmacists, and the general
public throughout the state will demonstrate their commitment to the
prevention of prescription medication abuse by participating in
activities intended to highlight local efforts during the month of
March; now, therefore, be it
   Resolved by the Assembly of the State of California, That the
Assembly does hereby declare March 2012 as Prescription Drug Abuse
Awareness Month, and encourages all citizens to participate in
prevention programs and activities; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Assembly encourages all community members to
"Spread the Word ...  One Pill Can Kill"; and be it further
   Resolved, That the Chief Clerk of the Assembly transmit copies of
this resolution to the author for appropriate distribution.