Illegal Drugs | The D.A.R.E. Program Has Been Ineffective

American schools are providing more anti-drug use education than ever before, primarily through the DARE program—Drug Abuse Resistance Education. Federal, state, and local governments and private donors are spending roughly $700 million a year on DARE, which is currently being taught by police officers to more than 5 million children in more than 250,000 classrooms each year.

DARE Everywhere
DARE in operation sometimes resembles a religious crusade. As an article in the Minneapolis Star Tribune noted, “Schools in Minnesota fly the DARE flag. Students can...

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