GSDS is a Tobacco Prevention Program of the Delaware Parents Association. Delaware Parents Association has offered this program for the past 5 years in the Capital & Caesar Rodney School Districts. The program works with youth sharing about and discussing tobacco use and the effects it has on our bodies and minds. The youth are introduced to what tobacco is, the different kinds of tobacco, how tobacco affects the respiratory system, nicotine and addiction, the harmful effects of second hand smoke, and how peer pressure often is key to why youth begin to smoke.

At the beginning of each session, the youth are given a survey to examine their knowledge of smoking. At the end of the session, the same survey is given to determine how much the youth have learned and whether or not they would consider smoking. Registration is setup through the school which also determines which grade levels will participate in the program.

The Get Smart, Don' t Start program has been made possible through the Delaware Division of Public Health’s Tobacco Prevention Community Contract.

Funding for the Contract is provided by the Delaware Health Fund and managed by the American Lung Association of Delaware.