; 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; Whereas although public awareness of illicit drug use is increasing, emerging drug threats and growing epidemics demand attention, with particular focus on the nonmedical use of prescription drugs and synthetic drugs; Whereas the majority of teenagers abusing prescription drugs get the drugs from family, friends, and the home medicine cabinet; Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration will host a National Take Back Day on October 28, 2017, for the public to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs that can lead to accidental poisoning, overdose, and abuse; Whereas synthetic drugs, including those popularly known as K2 or Spice , have acknowledged dangerous health effects and have become especially popular among teens and young adults; Whereas in 2015, poison centers across the United States responded to approximately 7,779 calls related to synthetic drugs; Whereas the number of people reporting current heroin use nearly tripled between 2007 (161,000) and 2016 (475,000), according to the annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH); Whereas fentanyl and its analogues have been devastating communities and families at an unprecedented rate; Whereas according to the DEA National Forensic Laboratory Information System ( NFLIS ), from January 2013 through December 2016, a total of 50,440 fentanyl reports were identified by Federal, State, and local forensic laboratories; Whereas the presence of fentanyl has also posed a hazard to police officers and agents; Whereas the 2016 National Survey on Drug Use and Health data revealed approximately 584,000 adolescents had a marijuana use disorder