• 60 women in treatment and transitional housing at any given time - 20 to 30 babies and children, too.
• Treat approximately 500 women a year.
• Treated more than 12,000 women in 25 years.
• 72% success rate (six moths clean after treatment) versus the national average of 43%.
• 39 drug-free babies happily born to mothers in the Center during the past two years.
• Have placed 82% of homeless women in the program into permanent housing.
• Treatment cost $5,000 per woman for 90-day program.
• Costs to run the Center - $7,000 a day for 40 women and their children.

Addiction Facts
Did you know?

• 5% of all Americans are addicted to alcohol and illegal drugs.
• 30% of al people addicted to legal or illicit substances are women.
• 38% of persons receiving publicly funded services in Cuyahoga County are women.
• 70% of al women who seek treatment are estimated to have been the victims of physical or sexual abuse.
• 9 out of 10 women stay with their mate when he has a chemical dependency problem. The reverse is true for women - 9 out of 10 men leave their mate when she has a chemical dependency problem.
• May, 1935, was the first meeting of Alcoholics Anonymous. Founders were Bill W. and Dr. Bob.
• H. Westley Clark of Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) states that there are 22 million people in this nation addicted to drugs and alcohol.
• President Bush earmarked $200 million dollars for treatment and supports a voucher system for Americans to access treatment.
• Cost of addiction - $290 billion annually, but only $12 billion is spent on treatment today. Most of the rest of the drug dollars are spent on interdiction efforts.
• Currently, it costs $20,000 per year to house a woman in prison.