30. Early Studies Proved D.A.R.E. Didn’t Impact Teens As Many People Believed
The earliest studies on D.A.R.E’s effectiveness returned unexpected results: the program was not working as most people thought and believed it would. This caused many people to start questioning the plan.
The most incriminating study was commissioned by the National Institute of Justice and conducted by the Research Triangle Institute. Its findings showed that the D.A.R.E program was mostly ineffective and was taking up funding that could be better spent elsewhere, but the results were ultimately not published.
