← Back to the front page

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.

32. Supporters Of The D.A.R.E. Program Refused To See Its Flaws

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions. NY Daily News.

Former Attorney General Jeff Sessions, appointed by Donald Trump, thought that DARE was valid despite the various data that indicated its failure. In fact, Mr. Sessions was such a big fan that he talked about bringing DARE back in 2017.

Sessions stated about the program, “I believe that DARE was instrumental to our success… And I want to say thank you for that. Whenever I ask adults (..) about prevention, they always mention the DARE program. Your efforts work. Lives and futures are saved.”