Check out our pics from all of the Project Purple events on April 24th, 2012! Join us for Project Purple 2013: January 11th through January 14th. Be sure to send us your pictures!!
32.9% of people needing treatment do not receive treatment due to lack of health coverage and cost of
rehabilitation programs. — SAMHSA
1 person dies every 19 minutes from drug overdose in the United States. — The Partnership at Drugfree.org
20.5 million people age 12 or older need treatment for an illicit drug or alcohol use problem but do not receive
treatment. — SAMHSA, 2010
1 in 6 teens has used a prescription drug in order to get high or change their mood. — The Partnership at Drugfree.org
90% of addictions get their start in the teenage years. — The Partnership at Drugfree.org
On an average day in 2008, 4,365 Adolescents used an illicit drug for the first time. — SAMHSA 2010
The estimated annual direct cost to our society resulting from substance abuse is more than 250 billion dollars. — National Institute of Drug Addiction
In the US in 2008, almost 1/3 of adolescents aged 12 to 17 drank alcohol in the past year. — SAMHSA 2010
7.5 million children under age 18 live with a parent with an alcohol disorder. — SAMHSA, 2012
