Students Against Destructive Decisions

SADD is a "no use" peer leadership program which attempts to reduce the number of alcohol-related fatalities, injuries and other dangerous consequences of alcohol use by enhancing communication between parents and teens, by mobilizing the construvtive peer pressure, by intervening, by facilitating alcohol and drug education, and by fostering the acquisition of pressure resistance skills. In recent years, SADD has expanded its purview to include other potentially destructive decisions.

The purpose of the SADD program is to organize students around the world to combat some of the major killers of their age group: underage drinking, drinking and driving, and drug abuse, violence, suicide, and HIV/AIDS. SADD educates students concerning the problem of underage drinking and drinking and driving, and helps each student become aware of the alcohol and other drug problems as they exist on the local and national levels.