MADD Celebrates 35th Anniversary – “No More Victims” – Adding Drugged Driving to Mission

MOTHERS AGAINST DRUNK DRIVING LOGOThirty-five years after a grieving mother started one of the most influential and effective grassroots movements in history, Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) announces its new National President, Colleen Sheehey-Church, the first victim of drugged driving to serve as MADD’s National President, effective January 1, 2015. Sheehey-Church joined MADD in 2005, a year after her 18-year-old son, Dustin, drowned …

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MADD / Nationwide Survey – “No Alcohol” Message to Teens

New data from a national survey of high school students shows that teens who receive a message from their parents that underage drinking is completely unacceptable are more than 80 percent less likely to drink than teens who receive other messages. Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) and National Presenting Sponsor Nationwide Insurance® released the new survey results today with a …

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MADD Highlights New Data Showing that a Quarter of Teen Drinkers Get Alcohol from a Parent or Family Member

Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) is highlighting data from the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration (SAMHSA) showing that 26 percent of all teen drinkers (ages 12-17) get their alcohol from a parent or family member. This, coupled with research showing that three out of four kids say their parents are the leading influence on their decisions about drinking, …

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