Whereas the Red Ribbon Campaign was started to commemorate the service of Enrique Kiki Camarena; Whereas on February 7, 1985, Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) Special Agent Camarena was leaving his Guadalajara office to meet his wife for lunch when four individuals forced him inside a car and sped off; Whereas Special Agent Camarena was subsequently tortured at length and then murdered by members of the local drug cartel; Whereas the Red Ribbon Campaign was officially started by the National Family Partnership in 1988 to preserve the memory of Special Agent Camarena and further the cause for which he gave his life; Whereas the Red Ribbon Campaign is the most longstanding drug prevention program, bringing drug awareness to millions of people in the United States each year; Whereas State Governors and attorneys general, the National Family Partnership, parent teacher associations, Boys and Girls Clubs of America, Young Marines, the Drug Enforcement Administration, and hundreds of other organizations throughout the United States annually celebrate Red Ribbon Week during the period of October 23 through October 31; Whereas the objective of Red Ribbon Week is to promote the creation of drug-free communities through drug prevention efforts, education programs, parental involvement, and community-wide support; Whereas reducing the demand for controlled substances would curtail lethal addictions and overdoses; Whereas reducing the demand for controlled substances would reduce the violence associated with drug trafficking, including but not limited to murders and torture; Whereas according to the National Survey on Drug Use and Health, in 2016 an estimated 28,600,000 Americans, or 10.6 percent of the population aged 12 and older, used illicit drugs within the past month; Whereas drug abuse is one of the major challenges to securing a safe and healthy future for people and families in the United States; Whereas drug abuse and alcohol abuse contribute to domestic violence and sexual assault and place children at risk