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This Joint Resolution designates October of each year as "Opioid Abuse Prevention Month" to raise awareness about the dangers of opioid abuse, which includes prescription painkillers like Oxycodone and Percocet, and illicit drugs like heroin. The resolution highlights the severe public health crisis caused by opioid addiction, including increased overdose deaths, the spread of infectious diseases like HIV and hepatitis C, and associated crime. It aims to encourage education, support for recovery efforts, and recognition of the problem by public officials and citizens across New Jersey and the nation, with the Governor annually issuing a proclamation to observe this month.