Overview of FLORIDA SADD
The purpose of FLORIDA SADD (Students Against Destructive Decisions) is to encourage middle school and high school students to make positive decisions for safe, healthy and substance-free lifestyles. We do this by supporting and providing materials to over 350 SADD chapters in middle and high schools in Florida.
SADD promotes a No-Use message -- no alcohol, no tobacco, no illegal substances -- through positive peer pressure, support and activism. Peer pressure is known to have a significant influence on the decisions made by teens today. Establishing and maintaining a FLORIDA SADD chapter is one way of providing a group environment that encourages a healthy lifestyle through positive peer pressure and support.
FLORIDA SADD chapters sponsor awareness campaigns at sporting events, theatrical productions, and other sponsored activities at their schools. These campaigns make students, faculty, parents and the community-at-large aware of the problems associated with underage drinking, drinking and driving, and many other issues relevant to teens today.
FLORIDA SADD works in cooperation with state agencies, local school districts, law enforcement agencies, and many other state and community-based organizations. The collaboration and cooperation between the many state and community-based organizations enhances the "Triangle of Caring," which is comprised of school, home, and community and which is reflected in the Florida Peer Education logo.
