Drug Abuse Resistance Education

Drug Abuse Resistance Education, or Dare, as it is commonly known, is an international educational program for drug abuse awareness and aimed at young people from kindergarten through the 12th Class. It aims to deter young people with illegal drugs, or involved in gangs and other criminal activities.

DARE was founded in 1983 to wage a war against the growing evils of drug abuse. It has expanded throughout the world since that time.Students who join the program sign a pledge never to use drugs or choose to join gangs. The local police department provides a series of lectures over a period of seventeen weeks for the students about the dangers of drug abuse. According to the DARE website, 36 million children around the world (26 million children are in the U.S.) are part of the program. 80% of the nation's school districts implementing the program. It also runs active in 55 countries around the world.

DrugAbuse Resistance Education is a joint effort by DARE certified law enforcement officers, educators, students, parents and communities. The basic goal of DARE is to introduce students to identify the dangers and harm of drug abuse. They also provide support for the students so that they have a "peer pressure" that they can attract to experiment with alcohol, tobacco, cannabis, inhalants or other drugs can resist.

The DARE program teaches students to bond with her family.They help them with the education school and community groups, other students may be more vulnerable to drug abuse on the track to help. These groups support the students a sense of purpose and independence. The main message of the program is for a healthy lifestyle among students by promoting the right decisions.