Miami

New D.A.R.E. Program showing positive results

by John Lindsay

D.A.R.E. America
Regional Director

D.A.R.E. is currently in 75% of school districts nationwide and according to the National Institute on Drug Abuse’s Monitoring the Future Study teenage drug use continues to fall, decreasing 19% over the last four years. Since 1997 there have been 18 studies conducted on D.A.R.E. showing very positive results.

Of those 18 studies the most eye opening study was published by the Journal of the National Medical Association showing D.A.R.E graduates are five times less likely to begin smoking than non-D.A.R.E. graduates.

Simply put, there is no comparable national prevention delivery network like D.A.R.E. in the United States. The existence of D.A.R.E. is an opportunity to bring the latest in prevention to millions of children and adolescents in both a timely and a quality fashion.

D.A.R.E. has also put together a Scientific Board, Educational Board and Law Enforcement Executive Board to provide us guidance and direction. Our National Conference now has learning tracts for the D.A.R.E. Officer, SRO and Educators.

Our website, www.dare.org, receives over 10 million hits per month, providing valuable information to not just D.A.R.E. officers but anyone seeking reliable and timely information on drug prevention. Other family resources are also available at www.dare.org.

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