Young people shouldn’t feel left out for making healthy choices — and they definitely shouldn’t feel bored, judged, or scared into making them.
We help students make educated decisions about drugs while rewriting social norms around substance use. By creating spaces where healthy choices are celebrated, we protect students, strengthen communities, and help young people build futures they’re excited about.
Today’s youth are navigating more pressure than ever before.
Anxiety, loneliness, and mental health challenges are on the rise — and many students turn to substances as a way to cope, fit in, or feel more “grown up.”
Health experts warn we’re facing a serious youth substance use crisis, including:
Scare tactics don’t work. Shame doesn’t work.
And outdated “just say no” messaging definitely doesn’t work.
That’s why Vive18 exists.
We believe prevention should feel human, relevant, and engaging — not awkward or outdated.
Vive18 designs programs that meet students where they are, speak their language, and create real connection. Our work is grounded in research, powered by relationships, and delivered with energy students actually respond to.
Vive18 is a drug prevention platform that provides engaging education and programming designed to save lives and create safer environments for students to grow. Our holistic approach includes:
High-energy, story-driven presentations that spark real conversations about substance use, peer pressure, and decision-making — without scare tactics or lectures.
Interactive, evidence-based lessons that build self-awareness, confidence, and life skills students can use long after the classroom ends.
Empowering students to lead the movement, create sober social spaces, and shift school culture from the inside out.
Relevant, relatable media that reinforces prevention messages where students already are — on their phones, feeds, and timelines.
Collaboration with schools, coalitions, counselors, and prevention professionals to extend impact beyond a single event or program.
No boring lectures here. Our speakers bring stories, laughs, and real-life experiences that make prevention feel human and memorable.
We partner with the people and organizations who care most about student wellbeing, including:
Together, we build prevention strategies that are sustainable, effective, and exciting to be part of.
Our programs reach students in 40+ states, creating lasting change in schools, campuses, and communities nationwide.
Vive18 is a growing movement redefining prevention — and we’d love to build it with you.
Vive18 began when co-founder Jake White was a college student at the University of Wisconsin–Oshkosh. Like many students, Jake wanted a place to make friends, have fun, and feel connected — without relying on drugs or alcohol.
So he created Party.0 (party-point-oh): sober, high-energy social events hosted on weekends. Within one semester, hundreds of students attended, national sponsors took notice, and media outlets across the U.S. started covering the movement. Soon, schools and organizations began asking Jake to share the story and bring the message to their students.
Today, Vive18 is our education-focused prevention platform for schools and communities, while Party.0 continues as a peer-led, student-driven social experience.
“Vive” means “to live” in seven different languages.
Our goal is simple: help young people stay alive — and not just survive, but truly live full, healthy, meaningful lives.
We believe that happens when students are empowered to use their minds and bodies to their fullest potential, without drugs. The number 18 represents the year we were founded — 2018 — and marks the beginning of the movement.
Most prevention programs rely on fear, shame, or outdated messaging. Vive18 doesn’t.
We focus on connection, belonging, and real-life experiences that students actually relate to. Our programs are positive, non-judgmental, and evidence-based — combining prevention strategies with social experiences students want to be part of.
No scare tactics. No awkward lectures. Just real impact.
Our programs are built for the adults who support students — and the students who benefit from that support.
We work with schools, school districts, grant-funded coalitions, counselors, prevention professionals, parents, human services organizations, Greek life, and first-year orientation programs. If your goal is to help young people make healthy choices, we’re here to support you.
No. We work with middle school, high school, and college-aged students, tailoring content to be age-appropriate and developmentally relevant. Our speakers and programs are designed to meet students where they are.
Getting started is easy. You can book a speaker, explore programs, or schedule a call with our team to build a prevention plan that fits your goals, audience, and budget.
Have more questions or wondering if Vive18 is right for your students?
We’d love to talk it through with you.
