Students Against Destructive Decisions
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Students Against Destructive Decisions is the premier peer-to-peer youth education and prevention organization in the USA, with over 10,000 chapters in middle schools, high schools, and colleges.
SADD was founded as "Students Against Drunk Driving" at Wayland High School in Wayland, Massachusetts, in 1981 after two Wayland High School hockey players were killed in separate car crashes. The students were motivated to challenge the culture in which drinking and driving was accepted. At that time, impaired driving was the number one killer of teens, accounting for over 6,000 teen deaths each year. Within ten years, that number was reduced by almost 60 percent.
Originally, SADD's mission was to help young people say "No" to drinking and driving. In 1997, in response to requests from SADD students themselves, SADD expanded its mission and adopted a new name, "Students Against Destructive Decisions." SADD now highlights prevention of all destructive behaviors and attitudes that are harmful to young people, including underage drinking, substance abuse, impaired driving, violence, and suicide.
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