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This resolution recognizes March 28, 2025, as "Drugs Kill Dreams Day" in Pennsylvania, commemorating a quarter-century of an anti-drug abuse prevention campaign originally started by Magisterial District Judge J. Gary DeComo in 1994. The resolution highlights the campaign's origins, which began after a fourth-grade student named Tara Powers created a poster with the now-famous slogan "Drugs Kill Dreams" in 2000. The resolution seeks to raise awareness about substance abuse prevention, particularly among young people, by encouraging Pennsylvanians to participate in drug prevention education activities throughout the year. It emphasizes the importance of community-based prevention efforts in schools, churches, and other organizations, with the ultimate goals of stopping drug and alcohol addiction, reducing crime related to addiction, and promoting healthy lifestyles for youth. Additionally, the resolution expresses appreciation for Judge DeComo's ongoing work in developing and maintaining this influential anti-drug abuse campaign in western Pennsylvania.

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