D.A.R.E Partners with MedSafe to Tackle Teen Prescription and Over the Counter Drug Abuse at Home .. MORE

D.A.R.E. officers use tricked-out teaching tool .. MORE

DEA Discovers Tainted ‘Killer Cocaine’ ..MORE

Winner of D.A.R.E. Talented D.A.R.E. Drug-Free Competition..MORE

Officers take time out from their Conference to bring smiles to children at Florida Hospital....MORE

Schwarzenegger’s Call to Consider Marijuana Legalization To Boost Taxes Is “Irresponsible,” Says Chairman of DARE Board Louis "Skip" Miller...MORE

Study Finds Education Program Effective in Preventing Cyberbullying

D.A.R.E./iKeepSafe Program Deemed Effective by Educators, Online Safety Expert ...MORE

School-Based Prevention Cuts Drug Use, Violence, NIDA Says

Fifth-grade students who took part in comprehensive, interactive school-based prevention programs starting as early as first grade were half as likely as their peers to use alcohol or other drugs, act out violently, or engage in sexual activity, according to a new study from the National Institute on Drug Abuse (NIDA)....MORE

Drug education positively impacts risky sexual behavior

School-based drug education programs for adolescents can have a long-term positive impact on sexual behavior in addition to curbing substance abuse, according to a RAND Corp. study released. ....MORE

Smoking Marijuana Supports Violent Mexican Cartels

Some drug-prevention groups are shifting their message to students based on current events, equating smoking marijuana to supporting Mexico's violent drug cartels ....MORE

President Barack Obama declares National D.A.R.E. Day

President Barack Obama has proclaimed April 8, 2009, as National D.A.R.E. Day. The President of the United States said, "Today we honor D.A.R.E. for its important work. The efforts of D.A.R.E.'s instructors and supporters benefit our Nation's children and are deserving of praise and appreciation."....MORE

Inhalant Use Declines Among U.S. Teens

A new report based upon the National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH) found that fewer adolescents are trying inhalants like glue, lighter fluid and other common substances ...MORE

U.N. Report:  Drug Prevention Programs Return $10 Per Dollar Invested

Two Iowa State University researchers have given communities worldwide good reason to implement substance abuse prevention programs. They're economically beneficial, with a nearly $10 return for every dollar invested in prevention...MORE

Teens Display Risky Behaviors on MySpace

Researchers say that half of teen MySpace sites include references to sex, drug use, or other high-risk behavior, with 41 percent of sites studied featuring drug-related information ....MORE

Annual Monitoring the Future Survey on Drug Abuse Shows Decline in OTC Cough Medicine Abuse; Industry to continue its multi-pronged effort to raise awareness of dangers

WASHINGTON -- This year's survey offers very promising news about the efforts of the leading makers of OTC cough medicines to discourage abuse, noting that the annual rates of prevalence have decreased among 8th and 12th graders and show no increase among 10th graders....MORE

Cocaine and Amphetamine Use Decreases Among 12th Graders

The use of cocaine and amphetamines among high school seniors in the U.S. continues to decrease, according to recently released data from the 2008 Monitoring the Future survey.....MORE

Drug use among youth has decreased 25 % from 2001 to 2008

Charlie Parsons, President and CEO of DARE America, celebrates with President Bush the significant decline in youth drug use.....MORE

Youth Use of Legal Drugs Eclipses Illicit-Drug Use

The War on Drugs has long been cast as a battle against illegal narcotics, but the latest federal data shows that seven of the top 10 drugs being misused by high-school seniors are legal prescription or over-the-counter medications. ...MORE

Baltimore, Ohio Brings DARE Back To School District

It's been three years since Liberty Union-Thurston Local Schools lost its DARE program to budget cuts at the Fairfield County Sheriff's Office.

But that will all change next school year when the district welcomes a full-time DARE and resource officer to the schools. ...MORE

Doctors Fail to Discuss Substance Use with Teens

A new study suggests that physicians are ignoring national health guidelines by failing to discuss high-risk behavioral issues like alcohol and other drug misuse and safety concerns with teens, the Center for the Advancement of Health reported Dec. 1.

U.S. Smoking Rate Hits Historic Low
November 17, 2008

The smoking rate in the U.S. may be at its lowest level since mass consumer marketing of tobacco products began in the 1920s.....MORE

Survey: Illicit Drug Use Down Since 2002
September 22, 2008

Illicit-drug use rates remained essentially unchanged last year, although there are some positive trends over the past five years, according to the 2007 National Survey on Drug Use and Health (NSDUH). ...MORE

Illicit Drug Use Holds Steady, Report Says
September 4, 2008

The annual National Survey on Drug Use and Health found little overall change in past-month use of illicit drugs in 2007, although use of cocaine and methamphetamine did decline...MORE

Schizophrenia Linked To Dysfunction In Molecular Brain Pathway Activated By Marijuana

SCIENCE DAILY- Researchers report that alterations in a molecular brain pathway activated by marijuana, may contribute to the cognitive symptoms of schizophrenia.

National Sheriff's Association Resolution in Support of DARE

Feds Alarmed About Abuse of Cough Medicine

MSNBC - January 2008

Federal researchers say that about 5 percent of 12- to 25-year-olds have misused over-the-counter cold and cough medicines to get high ...MORE

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