This Senate resolution designates August 21, 2025, as "Fentanyl Prevention and Awareness Day." It recognizes families affected by illicit fentanyl, notes that fentanyl is a highly addictive synthetic opioid about 100 times more potent than morphine, and describes how illicit fentanyl is mixed with other drugs, sold as a powder, or pressed into counterfeit pills. The resolution cites 2024 drug overdose figures, saying synthetic opioids claimed two-thirds of more than 82,100 overdose deaths and that at least 82,138 drug-related deaths occurred in 2024. It also notes that, as of June 2025, U.S. Customs and Border Protection seized more than 9,200 pounds of illicit fentanyl. The resolution encourages public awareness, prevention activities, and drug-free choices.
The designation is symbolic and encourages people and groups to promote prevention and education. It asks parents, young people, schools, businesses, law enforcement, faith and service organizations, medical and military personnel, and others to remember victims, raise awareness about the dangers of illicit fentanyl, educate young people, and take part in drug-prevention activities on August 21, 2025.
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Supporters named in the resolution include families affected by illicit fentanyl, State governors and attorneys general, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, parent-teacher associations, the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Areas program, the Office of National Drug Control Policy, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and hundreds of other organizations. The resolution says these supporters use the day to preserve the memory of victims, acknowledge the harm caused by illicit fentanyl, and increase public awareness to prevent a public health crisis, addiction, and death.
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