Crusaders against the Wrong Choices
Drinking and driving has been a growing problem in our country and will most likely get worse before it gets better. According to http://www.madd.org, 41% of all traffic accidents in the country are alcohol-related. In 2002, this added up to a grand total of 17,419 deaths caused by somebody getting behind the wheel of a car while under the influence of alcohol (MADD). Naturally, statistics such as these, if the were presented effectively, would probably make quite a large number of people want to do something about the unnecessary deaths across the country. That’s where SADD comes in.
SADD is a national student organization. When it was first founded in 1981, it was called Students Against Driving Drunk. Since then, the organization has expanded its cause and has now changed its name to Students Against Destructive Decisions (SADD). According to the official website http://www.saddonline.com, the mission of this organization is “to provide students with the best prevention and intervention tools possible to deal with the issues of underage drinking, other drug use, impaired driving and other destructive decisions.” The organization’s original mission is to help students say “no” to drinking and driving. Today, that mission has grown to focus on all substance abuse rather than just drinking and driving.
SADD has a national office that provides support for chapters across the country. A chapter is a branch of SADD that is typically centered in a school. However, there are also chapters in churches, youth groups, and community centers. Each chapter is basically its own separate organization that decides on its own activities and actions. Organizati...
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...e facts and statistics that something should be done about the growing number of alcohol, drugs, and crime problems throughout our country.
In summation, there are a number of well-run, carefully constructed websites that deal with the cause of prevention of drunk driving among other “destructive decisions.” As a collective group, they are very effective in delivering their message, in referring to each other, and in providing ways for people to get involved.
Works Cited:
Florida Peer Education Office. “Florida SADD.” 2003. Last Access 09 Oct 2003. <http://www.floridasadd.org>
SADD National. “Welcome to SADD.” 2003. Last Access 09 Oct 2003. <http://www.saddonline.com>
Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD). “MADD- More than twenty years of making a difference.” October 2003. Last Access Last Access 09 Oct 2003. <http://www.madd.org>
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