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| THE GENERAL ASSEMBLY OF PENNSYLVANIA |
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| SENATE RESOLUTION |
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| INTRODUCED BY STACK, HUGHES, DINNIMAN, KITCHEN, ORIE, BOSCOLA, TARTAGLIONE, KASUNIC, STOUT, GREENLEAF, FERLO, PILEGGI, COSTA, WAUGH, ALLOWAY, TOMLINSON, BRUBAKER AND PIPPY, JULY 2, 2010 |
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| INTRODUCED AND ADOPTED, JULY 2, 2010 |
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| A RESOLUTION |
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1 | Designating September 27, 2010, as "Family Day - A Day to Eat |
2 | Dinner with Your Children" in Pennsylvania, in recognition of |
3 | the importance of family dinners in preventing substance |
4 | abuse. |
5 | WHEREAS, The use of illegal and prescription drugs and the |
6 | abuse of alcohol and nicotine constitute the greatest threats to |
7 | the well-being of America's children; and |
8 | WHEREAS, Fifteen years of surveys conducted by The National |
9 | Center on Addiction and Substance Abuse (CASA) at Columbia |
10 | University have consistently found that the more often children |
11 | and teenagers eat dinner with their families, the less likely |
12 | they are to smoke, drink and use illegal drugs; |
13 | WHEREAS, Frequent family dining is associated with lower |
14 | rates of teen smoking, drinking, illegal drug use and |
15 | prescription drug abuse; and |
16 | WHEREAS, The correlation between frequent family dinners and |
17 | reduced risk for teen substance abuse is well documented; and |
18 | WHEREAS, Parents who are engaged in their children's lives |
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1 | through such activities as frequent family dinners are less |
2 | likely to have children who abuse substances; and |
3 | WHEREAS, Family dinners have long constituted a substantial |
4 | pillar of family life in America; therefore be it |
5 | RESOLVED, That the Senate designate September 27, 2010, as |
6 | "Family Day - A Day to Eat Dinner with Your Children" in |
7 | Pennsylvania, in recognition of the importance of family dinners |
8 | in preventing substance abuse. |
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