UnitedAgainstUse
One of the largest youth-led 501(c)(3) nonprofits dedicated to combating youth substance abuse through peer education, evidence-based innovation, and direct legislative advocacy, so that no one has to navigate substance use alone.
United Against Use exists to confront youth substance abuse at its roots. We equip students with peer-led education, build technology that detects risk before harm, and push lawmakers to enact policy that protects every young person. We aim to turn prevention into a movement owned by the generation it serves.
Our Initiatives.
Student-built programs that put peer education, life-saving tools, and behavioral design directly into the communities we serve.
Peer-to-Peer Prevention
Student-led workshops on substance use delivered in partnership with the Dallas Police Department, both in-person and online, reaching students through conversations that actually land.
The Reach Project
Narcan distribution and educational bookmarks that put life-saving tools and prevention information directly into the hands of students and families across Dallas.
Dallas High School Nudgeathon
A behavioral science competition where Dallas-area high schoolers design evidence-based nudges that shift peer behavior around substance use.
Partnered With.
We're proud to work alongside schools, health agencies, and community organizations united by one goal: protecting young people from substance abuse.
Three Pillars. One Movement.
Every initiative we run is built on three foundations: education that meets young people where they are, technology that detects risk before it becomes harm, and policy that protects the next generation.
Peer Education
Student-led workshops and peer-to-peer programming that change the conversation around substance use before pressure ever becomes a choice.
Technology
AI-powered systems like SoberSense that identify impairment and risk in real time, engineering prevention into the tools young people already use.
Policy
Direct legislative advocacy that turns student voices into law, from Narcan in schools to federal protections against youth-targeted substance marketing.
Publish Your
Story.
Your experience is ammunition. Submit a personal story, an innovation, or a policy op-ed — and join the record we're building for national change.
Submit ContributionLived experiences from youth navigating substance pressure.
Research projects, prototypes, and prevention tech.
Policy critiques, legislative proposals, advocacy writing.