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1 1 HOUSE CONCURRENT RESOLUTION NO.
1 2 BY FORD
1 3 A Concurrent Resolution requesting the legislative
1 4 council to establish an interim study committee to
1 5 review state policies relating to substance abuse
1 6 prevention and treatment.
1 7 WHEREAS, the incidence of substance abuse is a
1 8 significant factor contributing to the criminal
1 9 activity of many persons who commit crimes; and
1 10 WHEREAS, greater availability of substance abuse
1 11 treatment could significantly decrease the level of
1 12 criminal activity; and
1 13 WHEREAS, advertising the sale of alcohol and
1 14 persistent media exposure that positively portrays
1 15 alcohol consumption should be balanced with
1 16 counteradvertising depicting the serious health risks
1 17 associated with alcohol consumption; and
1 18 WHEREAS, addiction to alcohol or other chemical
1 19 substances is a community problem that is most
1 20 appropriately addressed with community-based solutions
1 21 to prevent addiction and to provide treatment; NOW
1 22 THEREFORE,
1 23 BE IT RESOLVED BY THE HOUSE OF REPRESENTATIVES, THE
1 24 SENATE CONCURRING, That the legislative council is
1 25 requested to establish an interim study committee to
1 26 review state policies relating to substance abuse
1 27 prevention and treatment. In addition to five members
1 28 each from the senate and the house of representatives,
1 29 the legislative council should consider appointment to
1 30 the study committee of substance abuse treatment and
2 1 prevention experts at the state and community levels
2 2 and other interested persons from Iowa communities;
2 3 and
2 4 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the study committee
2 5 should be directed to consider the following
2 6 approaches: requiring substance abuse treatment for
2 7 criminal offenders, ensuring that each person with an
2 8 addiction can be provided with appropriate treatment,
2 9 developing approaches to make substance abuse
2 10 prevention an urgent priority in every community,
2 11 increasing alcohol and tobacco taxes, providing media
2 12 time for counteradvertising portraying the serious
2 13 health risks of alcohol usage, promoting community-
2 14 based solutions, and other proposals; and
2 15 BE IT FURTHER RESOLVED, That the study committee
2 16 should be directed to report its findings and
2 17 recommendations for consideration by the governor and
2 18 the Seventy-ninth General Assembly, 2002 Session.
2 19 LSB 3038HH 79
2 20 jp/gg/8
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