HomeMy WebLinkAbout94-066RESOLUTION PROCLAIlVIiNG JUNE AS
ALCOHOL AND DRUG PREVENTION, TREATMENT AND RECOVERY MONTH
WHEREAS, alcoholism and drug dependency are chronic disorders with genetic, psychosocial and environmental
factors influencing their development and manifestations; and
WHEREAS, prevention efforts can be effective in reducing the psychosocial and environmental factors; and
WHEREAS, alcoholism and drug addiction can and do affect people of all ages, all professions, all ethnic groups, both '
genders and all social classes; and
WHEREAS, alcohol an drugs are the third leading cause of death in the nation; and
WHEREAS, untreated alcoholism and drug addiction cost the State's workplaces billions of dollars in lost productivity,
absenteeism, and accidents every year; and
WHEREAS, untreated addiction contn'butes to unwanted pregnancy, school dropouts, suicide, crime, juvenile
delinquency, dysfunctional families, poverty, joblessness, and homelessness; and
WHEREAS, treatment and recovery programs can reduce unnecessary state health care costs, reduce costs of lost
productivity and increase state productivity by getting more workers into recovery, reduce the number of people in jails and
prisons, reduce street and gang violence, reduce school dropout rates, reduce the cost of crime, the rate of recidivism, and
the burden on law enforcement officials; and reduce the total financial drain on our ewnomy, and improve the quality of life
for individuals and for society as a whale; and
WHEREAS, hundreds of thousands of individuals are living sober productive lives and paying taxes in this state as
a result of prevention, treatment or recovery services;
NOW, THEREFORE, BE YT RESOLVED that the Butte County Board of Supervisors do hereby proclaim June,1994
as Alcohol and Drug Prevention, Treatment, and Recovery Month, to demonstrate our continued support and commitment
to alcohol and drug prevention, treatment and recovery, and encourage individuals and communities from throughout the state
to participate in its activities.
vote:
PASSED AND ADOPTED by the Butte County Board of Supervisors on this 14th day of June, 1994 by the following
AYES: Supervisors Meyer, Dolan, Boux, Thomas and Chair McLaughlin
NOES: None
NOT VOTING: None
ABSENT: NOne
ED MC LAUGHLIIN, Chair, ~tte County
Board of Supervisors
ATTEST:
JOHN S. B KLOCS, C 'ef Administrative Officer and
Cle ~ to a oard rvisor ~
By: ,