What happen to JUST SAY NO and the DARE PROGRAM
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Anonymous
| I had no idea DARE was a thing in rich areas. I grew up in the Rust Belt and our DARE program was basically police officers visiting our middle school and telling us how they would seize our cars or grandma's house if we used drugs. It was basically predicting we would all be part of the war on drugs and setting our expectations. |
Anonymous
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When one of my kids was in sixth grade Arsenio Hall came to their school to promote DARE which he was involved in. It was pretty exciting!
That particular kid was getting high with friends within a few years after that. |
Anonymous
| Why is the DARE program ineffective? I have a 5 year old and 7 year old so I have very little experience with these issues. |
Anonymous
Someone posted a link to studies already |
Anonymous
I’m an 80s kid and I knew a LOT more about multiple specific drugs and how to get them after years of DARE. It was like a bizarrely ove detailed instruction manual and a total failure. Brought to you by the same minds responsible for “kids won’t have sex if we just teach abstinence!” 
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Anonymous
They are ineffective, like abstinence programs, because they tell kids to say no to all the stuff they will all experiment with at some point. |
Anonymous
When rigorously studied, hardly any social or behavioral program makes much of a difference. |
Anonymous
For me, and yes I know I'm just one person, the DARE program and sex ed worked on me like a charm. And I'm glad they did. I grew up in Arlington in the 80s and 90s. |
Anonymous
Yup. They were proud graduates of the DARE program. |
Anonymous
| DARE is still going strong in LCPS. Not saying it's effective; just that it still exists. |
Anonymous
| Part of why DARE was so bad is it basically equated all drugs. They made it seem like drinking and doing meth were basically equivalent. |
Anonymous
| I was very scared of drugs thanks to DARE and the storyline in 90210 when Kelly is instantly addicted to cocaine! |
Anonymous
My favorite "very special episode" about drugs was the Punky Brewster one. But I also remember that the drugs they showed looked like Good 'n Plenty, and now I think of drugs whenever I see the candy. I think it ends with Punky going on a DARE march. |
Anonymous
Congratulations. You are a rare, rare unicorn. Both approaches are well-documented failures. |
Anonymous
Smoke weed!!!! |