33. What Did The D.A.R.E. Curriculum Contain?
The core curriculum contained 17 lessons, usually intended to be taught in weekly increments, with the primary goal of educating students on drug prevention via a social influence approach. Of course, many police departments added to the curriculum so they could focus on situations that are more relatable to their community.
The central tenet of the program was resisting peer pressure by being aware of the dangers of drugs, though it sometimes used inaccurate information and even unintentionally glorified drug use at the time by making it seem taboo.
