Description of a Chapter Level

There already are existing clubs in many communities and school systems throughout the country.   Some are nationally recognized, highly successful community-based, drug prevention programs that provide recognition and rewards to students who choose to live a healthy and drug-free lifestyle. 

Most of these clubs offer community service opportunities, and all are within middle and senior schools .  Members are ethnically diverse, and represent youth from a wide variety of cultural and socioeconomic backgrounds.  Members take pride in their drug-free status and their willingness and ability to prove their drug-free status whenever necessary.

Membership is on a strictly voluntary basis, and members must prove they are drug-free and willing to commit to an initial drug test and subsequent random drug testing throughout their school year.  Upon confirmation of their drug-free status, students become club members and are issued an Identification Card.  This card entitles members to special merchant/service discounts from local businesses that offer their support to the drug-free members. 

These programs create an environment that connects youth to their community in positive ways, while striving towards the common goal of creating and sustaining a drug-free youth population.  Our youth members use the power of "positive peer pressure" and a pro-active approach to prevention that encourages, acknowledges, and rewards drug and alcohol-free students. 

Being surrounded and supported by hundreds of other drug-free members in their school empowers one to resist the pressures connected with substance abuse.  In doing so, the youth are sending powerful messages of temperance and responsibility to their parents, peers, schools, civic leaders, business leaders, merchants, law enforcement agencies and the community-at-large. 

Clearly, these programs have the ability to create a positive youth movement around the Nation.  Participation in these local programs enables young adults to become citizens of tomorrow and can easily be emulated. 

NDF will recreate the same success nation-wide and will provide sustainability for the local chapters through free or discounted drug testing, and a very proactive rewards & incentive program for member recruitment & program marketability. 

 Prospective members are provided with answers and information regarding membership. 

These include:

  ·       NDF rules, qualifications, & processes.
·        How to join a program / membership requirements.
·        Student/Parent contract and authorization.
·        How to participate in drug testing.
·        Agreement to participate in initial and future random drug testing.
·        When and how many drug tests are they to participate in.
·        How are drug positives and false positives dealt with.
·        Who gets drug test results.
              (Parents, NDF identified counselor, club proctor, or student chosen)
·        Participating in program curriculums.