; Whereas nearly 110,000 people died from drug overdoses in the United States in 2022; Whereas reducing the demand for illicit controlled substances would— (1) curtail lethal addictions and overdoses; and (2) reduce the violence associated with drug trafficking; Whereas, although public awareness of illicit drug use is increasing, emerging drug threats and growing epidemics continue to demand attention; Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration hosts a National Take Back Day twice a year, on the last Saturdays of October and April, for the public to safely dispose of unused or expired prescription drugs that can lead to accidental poisoning, overdose, or misuse; Whereas the National Family Partnership hosts Lock Your Meds, a multi-media campaign and program to encourage individuals, businesses, and communities to dispose of drugs appropriately and to reduce the demand for drugs; Whereas Lock Your Meds is statewide in Idaho, North Carolina, and throughout the southeastern United States; Whereas synthetic opioids such as fentanyl and the analogues of fentanyl devastated communities and families at an unprecedented rate, claiming more than 70,000 lives in 2022; Whereas the presence of fentanyl and the analogues of fentanyl pose hazards to police officers and law enforcement agents; Whereas 6 out of 10 fake prescription pills containing fentanyl tested at Drug Enforcement Administration laboratories contain a potentially deadly dose of fentanyl; Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration has created a special exhibit entitled The Faces of Fentanyl to commemorate the lives lost from fentanyl poisoning, and has received over 5,000 photos as of the date of enactment of this resolution; Whereas the Drug Enforcement Administration seized more than 59,600,000 fentanyl-laced, fake prescription pills and more than 13,000 pounds of fentanyl powder in 2022