I have first hand knowledge (since I was actually In a D.A.R.E. program) and I completely agree.
Before dare, our 3rd grade class went from knowing almost nothing about drugs to asking questions like "What does it feel like to be high?" and "Can you show us what a joint looks like?".
After the D.A.R.E. program, it was not uncommon to see some of my classmates making fake joints out of loose leaf paper and laughing as they acted as if they were high.
The D.A.R.E. program did not instill a sense of fear, nor augment any resistance to drugs.
Rather, it increased our curiosity and in a sense made them more glamorous because someone was telling us they were forbidden.
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I have first hand knowledge (since I was actually In a D.A.R.E. program) and I completely agree.
Before dare, our 3rd grade class went from knowing almost nothing about drugs to asking questions like "What does it feel like to be high?" and "Can you show us what a joint looks like?".
After the D.A.R.E. program, it was not uncommon to see some of my classmates making fake joints out of loose leaf paper and laughing as they acted as if they were high.
The D.A.R.E. program did not instill a sense of fear, nor augment any resistance to drugs.
Rather, it increased our curiosity and in a sense made them more glamorous because someone was telling us they were forbidden.
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