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WEAR A BAND. TAKE A STAND.

Looking for a way to show your support for Project Purple? Wear A Band and Take A Stand with The Herren Project! Click on the link below to download your flyer and encourage your family, friends, neighbors and co-workers to join you. Place your Project Purple band order today and join The Herren Project as we Wear A Band. Take A Stand. Wear Purple · Show Support · Stand Together.

Please Note: For best results, print your flyer on a heavy paper stock. Just click on the flyer to download the file for printing.

“It Only Takes One Person To Stand Up To Make A Difference.”  - Chris Herren

 

Statistics

The estimated annual direct cost to our society resulting from substance abuse is more than 250 billion dollars. — National Institute of Drug Addiction

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

7.5 million children under age 18 live with a parent with an alcohol disorder. — SAMHSA, 2012

In the US in 2008, almost 1/3 of adolescents aged 12 to 17 drank alcohol in the past year. — SAMHSA 2010

On an average day in 2008, 4,365 Adolescents used an illicit drug for the first time. — SAMHSA 2010

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

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