HomeMy WebLinkAbout3.3 Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month ProclamationSTAFF REPORT
CITY COUNCIL
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Agenda Item 3.3
DATE:March 4, 2025
TO:Honorable Mayor and City Councilmembers
FROM:Colleen Tribby, City Manager
SUBJECT:Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month ProclamationPrepared by:Marissa Clevenger, Administrative Technician
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY:The City Council will present a proclamation for Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month.
STAFF RECOMMENDATION:Present the proclamation.
FINANCIAL IMPACT:None.
DESCRIPTION:In 2013 the California Senate established the month of March as Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month. When used as prescribed by a doctor, prescription medications can be helpful in treating many illnesses, but when medications are misused, they can have serious consequences. This proclamation encourages all citizens to participate in prevention programs and activities, and to pledge to “Spread the Word…One Pill Can Kill.”
STRATEGIC PLAN INITIATIVE:None.
NOTICING REQUIREMENTS/PUBLIC OUTREACH:The City Council Agenda was posted.
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ATTACHMENTS:1) Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month Proclamation
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A PROCLAMATION OF THE CITY COUNCIL
CITY OF DUBLIN, CALIFORNIA
“Prescription Drug Abuse Awareness Month”
WHEREAS, when used as prescribed by a doctor, prescription medications such as stimulants, sedatives,and opioids can be helpful in
treating many illnesses, but when these medications are misused, they can have serious consequences; and
WHEREAS, anyone who takes prescription opioids can become addicted to them.As many as one in four patients receiving long-term
opioid therapy in a primary care setting struggles with opioid addiction; and
WHEREAS, according to the Center for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) data published in December 2024,112,000 people died
from a drug overdose in the U.S. during the 12-month period ending December 2023 and 73,765 died from overdoses involving synthetic
opioids in 2023; and
WHEREAS, the National Coalition Against Prescription Drug Abuse (NCAPDA) asks all community members to participate in
Prescription Drug Awareness Month activities to raise prescription drug safety awareness; and
WHEREAS, to help prevent substance abuse and overdose deaths, community members should dispose of expired and unwanted
prescription drugs throughout the year and safely store those still needed.
NOW THEREFORE, BE IT RESOLVED that the City Council of the City of Dublin does hereby proclaim March 2025 as Prescription
Drug Abuse Awareness Month in the City of Dublin and encourages all residents to participate in prescription-drug-related prevention
programs and activities and pledge to “Spread the Word…One Pill Can Kill.”
Dated: March 4, 2025
Mayor Sherry Hu Vice Mayor Kashef Qaadri
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Councilmember Jean Josey Councilmember Michael McCorriston Councilmember John Morada
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