Tools & Resources

Wearing Purple is an important step in supporting Project Purple! Prior to launching your local initiative, please be sure you have the permission of your school administration or the community group leadership. Thank  you for being part of Project Purple…Be True to Yourself · Celebrate Life · Support One Another…Stand Together Against Substance Abuse!

The Herren Project: Project Purple Gear

Order Your Project Purple Gear Today!

Please allow 1 to 2 weeks for delivery.

 

Download Project Purple Flyers and Posters

Publicize your Project Purple event in the community by printing and distributing Go Project Purple flyers and posters. Click on the icons below to download and print Project Purple materials, inviting your school or community group to stand up against Substance Abuse. Use cover or card stock for best results.

Project Purple Idea: Mount the Project Purple pledge on a large piece of poster board and encourage your peers to sign their names – together we can make a difference!

All files are designed to be printed on a color printer. You will need Adobe Acrobat to download the printed materials.

NEW! 2013 Project Purple Initiative Flyers & Posters! 

Project Purple Flyers (81/2 x 11)

 

Project Purple Poster (11 x 17)

 

Project Purple Pledge (81/2 x 11)

 

Local Project Purple PR

Don’t forget to publicize Project Purple in your local media including newspaper and TV. Below you will find a pre-formatted press release to customize for your team. Fill in your team information including contact name and phone/e-mail and you are ready to e-mail or mail it out to your local media promoting your participation in Project Purple.

Together we can make a difference, celebrating life and supporting one another. Go Project Purple!

Press Release


“The path you take is up to you. Make good choices, dream big, it is never too late.”

-       Chris Herren

Statistics

90% of addictions get their start in the teenage years. — The Partnership at Drugfree.org

32.9% of people needing treatment do not receive treatment due to lack of health coverage and cost of rehabilitation programs. — SAMHSA

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

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 person dies every 19 minutes from drug overdose in the United States. — The Partnership at Drugfree.org

1 in 6 teens has used a prescription drug in order to get high or change their mood. — The Partnership at Drugfree.org