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I too remember the DARE program. Prior to DARE, I didn't know much about drugs, and after I knew all the major kinds people did, the kinds of effects they had,

by RajT88 3y ago

I too remember the DARE program. Prior to DARE, I didn't know much about drugs, and after I knew all the major kinds people did, the kinds of effects they had, how to use them, and where to go buy them. Oh yeah, they also gave a bunch of those horror stories about them, some of which I am sure were true, but many obviously weren't.

mandmandam 3y ago
DARE did in fact usually increase drug use. This was shown by multiple studies [0], but the program ran many more years. It could be a coincidence that everyone involved in the program profited immensely from it. The guy who started DARE, Daryl Gates, was roundly blamed for LAPD's racist culture; so much so that he 'retired' after the Rodney King riots. Here's a fun quote of his: "... blacks might be more likely to die from chokeholds because their arteries do not open as fast as they do in 'normal people'." 0 - https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Abuse_Resistance_Education#Studies_on_effectiveness https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Drug_Abuse_Resistance_Educatio...
- RajT88 3y ago
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