Underage Drinking
When teens drink, they drink a lot
Why binge drinking is a prevalent issue among teens, and how you can prevent it
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Free Resources for
Educators
Safe and Sober is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit organization that develops and distributes educational content designed to prevent substance misuse.
Access our expert resources designed to prevent substance misuse.
42%
The increase in deaths from opioid overdoses in 2020 during the pandemic. (CDC)
10.1 k
Deaths from drunk driving crashes in 2019, according to NHTSA.
2.3 M
Youth ages 12-17 that reported drinking alcohol in 2019.
17%
The annual percentage of U.S. youth ages 6-17 that experience a mental health disorder.
The Bottom Line
Substance misuse is a problem. Safe and Sober delivers solutions.
Since 2005, our program has reached more than 1 million students around the country.
We have created an extensive resource toolkit for students, parents, and educators. Our topics address substance misuse in all its forms, but also the complex issues that cause it.
SAFE AND SOBER PROGRAM COMPONENTS
Our program helps prevent your students from becoming statistics. Our free resources include:
- Videos, activities and discussion guides
- Virtual or printed student pledge cards
- Program signage downloads
- Online program materials & resources
- Age-appropriate, evidence-based materials
- New videos & content every year
- Incentive prizes for top-performing schools
Get involved with us to help prevent substance misuse in our schools and communities.
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Underage Drinking
Mental Health
Mental Health
Helping Students Navigate the New Normal
Pandemic Disruptions Continue for Students and Families
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Prescriptions / Opioids
Impaired Driving
Don't Throw it Away
The decision to drink and drive can impact your future and put lives in danger. Choose to say no.
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Choose to be Safe and Sober
For your family. For your friends. For your future. For you.
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Underage Drinking
30 FACTS ABOUT ALCOHOL
Healthline's Carly Vandergriendt shares the good, the bad, and the ugly about alcohol.
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200,000+
pledges made by safe and sober students across the country
Safe and Sober Pledges save lives
During our 16 years of preventing substance misuse, we've reached hundreds of thousands of students in Missouri and far beyond.
These teens learned the dangers of underage drinking, impaired driving, illegal substances, opioid and prescription misuse, vaping, and more. Each student then had the opportunity to make a commitment to themselves, either by filling out a manual pledge card or taking the Safe and Sober pledge online.