#REMEMBERTHE10%
of student athletes get addicted to opiates, which can have dangerous effects
Heroin is not new or chic, but its use and abuse are spiking. According to data from the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention and the National Center for Health Statistics, heroin-overdose deaths rose gradually from 2000 to '10 but then almost tripled in the following three years to 2.7 deaths per 100,000 people.
A seven-month SI investigation found overdose victims in
- baseball
- basketball
- football
- golf
- gymnastics
- hockey
- lacrosse
- soccer
- softball
- swimming
- tennis
- volleyball
- wrestling
The #Rememberthe10% campaign is dedicated to raising awareness about the prevalence of opiate addiction amongst young athletes. We created jerseys with the campaign’s slogan, and took them straight to football fields and basketball court