Fact Sheet

To download a detailed 4-page overview of UNITE’s initiatives and current statistics click here Pdf icon. (Updated 8-27-10)

Law Enforcement

Individuals arrested 3,476
Conviction rate 96.8 percent
Search warrants executed 874
Methamphetamine labs dismantled 189
Cases adopted for federal prosecution 151
Street value of drugs removed or seized $9,273,263
Pills removed 97,065
Methamphetamine removed 11.768 pounds
Cocaine removed 23.207 pounds
Processed marijuana removed 464.063 pounds
Marijuana plants destroyed 4,763

UNITE Treatment Voucher Program

Individuals entering a treatment program 1,878
Individuals completing a treatment program 1,212
Individuals currently in or awaiting to enter a treatment program 27
Value of treatment vouchers provided to low-income individuals $5.8 million

Drug Court Program

Individuals participating in a Drug Court program 2,774
Individuals graduating from a Drug Court program 1,023
Individuals currently active in a Drug Court program 564
Individuals completing their education plan while in Drug Court 184
Drug-free babies born to Drug Court participants 168
Fines, restitution, court costs and child support collected from Drug Court participants $748,990.21

UNITE Community Coalitions

Funding provided to community coalitions (through August 27, 2010) $2,947,701
Participants in Declare Hope town hall meetings, workshops and regional summits 1,140
Participants in continuing education or training programs, workshops and conferences 7,929

Youth and Education Activities

Youth participating in UNITE-sponsored activities. (Does not include coalition-sponsored programs) 59,687
Students participating in the UNITE Youth Leadership Program (2010) 571 students
Participants in the 2009 “Piercing the Darkness of Drugs” Youth Summit 7,100 students and 590 adults representing 140 schools in 29 counties
Student members of anti-drug school UNITE Clubs (2009-10 school year) 6,414 in 121 clubs in 31 counties
UNITE Service Corps members 2010-11 school year 25 serving 25 schools
UNITE substance abuse counselors 2010-11 school year 16 serving 21 counties
Participants in Camp UNITE (2007-10) 717
Participants in Jonathan Creek camps (2009-10) 47
Participants in 33 regional Shoot Hoops Not Drugs basketball camps (2006-10) 4,307
Youth participants in a Hooked on Fishing-Not on Drugs program (2005-09) 7,142
Youth participants in the Tackling Drugs football skills camp (2009) 65
National Archery in the Schools Programs (NASP) funded by UNITE (2008-10) 58 in 23 counties