New York J 523: Memorializing Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 12-18, 2025, as Prevention Week in the State of New York

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J00523 Summary:

BILL NOJ00523 

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03/17/2025REFERRED TO FINANCE

03/25/2025REPORTED TO CALENDAR FOR CONSIDERATION

03/25/2025ADOPTED

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Senate Resolution No. 523

BY: Senator FERNANDEZ

 MEMORIALIZING Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim
 May 12-18, 2025, as Prevention Week in the State of
 New York

 WHEREAS, It is the custom of this Legislative Body to recognize
official weeks that are set aside to increase awareness of serious
issues that affect the lives of citizens of New York State; and

 WHEREAS, It is the intent of this Legislative Body to memorialize
Governor Kathy Hochul to proclaim May 12-18, 2025, as Prevention Week in
the State of New York, in conjunction with the observance of National
Prevention Week; and

 WHEREAS, Recognition of this annual designation helps to encourage
communities to raise awareness about substance use and misuse and mental
health concerns, foster partnerships and collaborations with
organizations dedicated to preventing substance abuse and mental health
issues, and promote and disseminate prevention resources; and

 WHEREAS, National Prevention Week is a public education platform
showcasing the work of communities and organizations across the country
that are preventing substance use and misuse while promoting positive
mental health; and

 WHEREAS, The Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services
Administration (SAMHSA) created a new, ongoing virtual series to
showcase, elevate, and celebrate the important prevention ideas, events,
news, and activities that impact communities across the country;
throughout the year, the series will focus on spotlighting prevention
organizations and cultivating social innovation to address the needs of
communities and the young people who reside within them; and

 WHEREAS, Schools and local communities are encouraged to take part
in prevention-themed events prior to the end of the school year to help
raise awareness about the potential harms of substance use and abuse
among students and individuals of all ages; and

 WHEREAS, Opioids, such as heroin, prescription painkillers, and
illicitly manufactured fentanyl, have become an ever-growing concern in
New York State; fentanyl is now the most common drug involved in
overdose deaths; in 2020, 1,580 New Yorkers died from a
fentanyl-involved overdose; and

 WHEREAS, Fentanyl increasingly can be found across the United States
and is often added to other substances or replaces other substances
entirely, commonly without the knowledge of the end-user; due to its
severe potency, just three milligrams of fentanyl can prove fatal,
providing a new complexity to the already multifaceted opioid epidemic;
and

 WHEREAS, The number of people who died from a drug overdose in 2021
was over six times the number in 1999; the number of drug overdose
deaths increased more than 16% from 2020 to 2021, with over 75% of the

nearly 107,000 total drug overdose deaths in 2021 involving an opioid;
and

 WHEREAS, Harm reduction strategies are essential in keeping people
alive and decreasing potential harms for people who are using opioids;
syringe services programs, overdose prevention and intervention,
including naloxone and fentanyl test strip distribution, and medication
for opioid use disorder (MOUD) help address the immediate health and
safety needs of people who use opioids; and

 WHEREAS, One of the primary goals of the SAMHSA is fostering
partnerships and collaborations with federal agenc