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D.A.R.E Was Not as Effective as It Seemed to be at the Time

Trista July 8, 2020 23 min

Drug Abuse Resistance Education - Education — Daren the Lion, D.A.R.E. mascot, with D.A.R.E. supporters. sheriff.macombgov.org.

18. In 2009, D.A.R.E Got Rid Of Its Old Curriculum

Keepin’ It REAL D.A.R.E. helps students learn stress management techniques as part of the program. SWnewsmedia

One of the factors that D.A.R.E. officials have always done is continue to do their research so they can make the D.A.R.E. program as great as possible. They want to keep as many children away from drugs as they can, so they completely redid their curriculum in 2009.

Not only did D.A.R.E. become known as “Keepin’ It REAL,” but the program gave up most of its lectures and turned to more activities to get kids interested. The program started to focus more on how to handle social situations and your emotions when it comes to your friends or someone else offering you drugs.