1)   Loneliness increases the odds of a premature death by 26% 2)   Between 25-45% of US adults report being chronically lonely 3)   1 in 8 US adults is an alcoholic 4)   More than 1 in 3 US adults are obese 5)   30 million people in the US have diabetes (and nearly 84 million have prediabetes) 6)   30,000 Americans commit suicide each year 7)   Suicide and substance abuse costs the US approximately $800 billion annually Though loneliness is not the only cause of these conditions, it is a significant one. The Cost of Loneliness Project™ catalyzes a national imperative to spark commitment to, and investment in, combating loneliness and its devastating emotional, physical, and economic consequences. Join us online in our work to combat loneliness at: www.thecostofloneliness.org