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[Chasuk]

On Tue, Feb 24, 2009 at 13:03, lfalen <lfalen at turbonet.com> wrote:

> D.A.R.E is a good program. The idea behind it is to say no to a dare.

According to the Surgeon General of the United States: "Overall . . .
children who participate [in the D.A.R.E. program] are as likely to
use drugs as those who do not participate."

That is from the current Surgeon General website.

>From Wikipedia:

"Researchers at Indiana University, commissioned by Indiana school
officials in 1992, found that those who completed the D.A.R.E. program
subsequently had significantly higher rates of hallucinogenic drug use
than those not exposed to the program."

"In 1995, a report to the California Department of Education by Joel
Brown Ph. D. stated that none of California's drug education programs
worked, including D.A.R.E."

"In 1998, A grant from the National Institute of Justice to the
University of Maryland resulted in a report to the NIJ, which among
other statements, concluded that 'D.A.R.E. does not work to reduce
substance use.'"

"A ten-year study was completed by the American Psychological
Association in 1999, involving one thousand D.A.R.E. graduates in an
attempt to measure the effects of the program. After the ten year
period no measurable effects were noted."

Yes, the same Wikipedia article does present some rebuttals, but
virtually none none have as much authority as the criticisms.

Chas