Student-led community action plan created and presented during an Ambassador Leadership Summit in 2017 at Harvard University

1. Andy’s Ambassadors
Have Less. Do More. Be More
Ambassadors
against Addictions

2. Why addiction?
- It is an issue people struggle
with Worldwide
- Many people in need don’t seek
help
- The addiction often leads to a
multitude of health issues
- Addictions not only affect the
addicts themselves but people
surrounding them as well

3. MATERIALISM /
Consumerism

4. Extreme Materialism’s
effects
Environmentally
- Unnecessary consumption
- Deforestation
- Global Warming
Economically
- Finance issues
- Economical issues
Psychologically
- Mental health issues
- Overall addiction

5. Drugs &
Alcohol

6. Drugs and alcohol
One in every 12 adults suffer
from alcohol dependency
22.7 million Americans need
treatment for an addiction
related to drugs & alcohol,
however only 2.5 million
people received the proper
treatment

7. Social Media

8. Verbal communication
93% of communication is based on
technology and nonverbal
language,the rest based on
written or verbal word.
● If the way that teenagers make
friends mainly relies on online
applications, it will most
likely lead to the lack of
social skill and security.

9. Texting and Driving
America
- 46 states made it
illegal
- 14 prohibit hand-held
devices
- Security wants more
laws
- People are still dying
China
- Laws and punishments
- Consequences said--
Accidents
Accidents Occurred: 3,090,000
Accidents Related:47.22%
Usage of Phones: 80.8%
Punishment:70.6%
Danger:23x

10. Elevator Speech

11. Addiction Action Plan
Target Audience
- Students and beyond
Call To Action
- Spread the Word (Schools,
YouTube, Ted Ed, Facebook,
etc.)
Help In Your Communities
- Clubs, Hotlines/Text Lines,
unionization of schools,
and Business Cards
Ask yourselves, what do we have
after we have nothing?

12. Non-Profit Organisations (NGOs)
Materialism: The National Foundation for Credit Counseling (NFCC),
America
Drugs and Alcohol: National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence
(NCADD), America. Network of Alcohol and Other Drug Agencies (NADA),
Australia. Asia Catalysts, China.
Social Media: Non-Profit Technology Network (NTEN), America. (Nonprofit
Technology Enterprise Network) founded in 1990 NTEN aspires to a world
where all nonprofit organizations use technology skillfully and
confidently to meet community needs and fulfill their missions.

13. Works Cited
http://m.huffpost.com/us/entry/4425982
http://www.drugs.ie/drugs_info/about_drugs/mental_health/
http://www.quitalcohol.com/information/why-is-alcohol-
addictive.html
http://www.ncsl.org/research/transportation/cellular-phone-
use-and-texting-while-driving-laws.aspx