"Arizona SADD was an early public endorser of: "Tempe For
Healthy Workplaces Initiative," the "Smoke-Free Arizona
Initiative." and wrote a strong early letter explaining why
youth of all ages, would benefit from passing the Commercial
Tobacco Free Navajo Nation legislation."


10,000        Middle school, high school, and college chapters
with advisors for each
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40,000        Average number of visits per month on our Web
site at www.sadd.org
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43,000        Number of middle schools and high schools that
receive SADD’s newsletter, Decisions
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350,000        SADD active students ("members")
participating in SADD chapters
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7 million+        Number of young people in schools with a
SADD chapter
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Millions more …         School and community members,
business people, law enforcement personnel, family
members and friends exposed to SADD’s message

According to a 2005 national study conducted by
SADD/Liberty Mutual’s Teens Today project:
•  55% of teens and 67% of parents were aware of SADD
•  50% of teens who were aware of SADD report a SADD
chapter in their school (25% of all students)
•  31% of teens aware of and with a SADD chapter in their
school are members of SADD (one third of all students in
schools with a SADD chapter; 8% of all students)
•  86% of teens and 95% of parents who are aware of SADD
think SADD plays a positive role in influencing the choices
teens make

Youth Tobacco Use
Over the years tobacco companies have created many
definitions for smoking: chic, tough, sophisticated,
glamorous. The true definition is this: cigarette smoking
draws smoke, fire, and toxic substances into your lungs for
the purpose of giving the body a dose of nicotine, a highly
toxic and addictive drug.
Smoking is also dirty and stinky, looks stupid and reduces
your life expectancy. Knowing all this, why then do 3,000
more young people ages 13 to 17 take up smoking every
day? The cigarette companies are winning. And our young
people are the losers.
SADD
Student Against
Destructive Decisions