SUMMARY “Findings of a study published by the prestigious Journal of the National Medical Association demonstrate that the D.A.R.E. curriculum is highly effective in prevention of smoking among elementary school-aged children. Smoking is the single most preventable cause of death. Specifically, the study found that students that completed the D.A.R.E.…...
D.A.R.E. keepin’ it REAL Elementary School Curriculum is Evidence-based, Successful and Effective
Key Findings The “D.A.R.E.: keepin’ it REAL” elementary school program is delivered by certified D.A.R.E. officers with high fidelity and their delivery is engaging to students. It is effective and successful in the long-term reduction of drinking alcohol, getting drunk, smoking cigarettes, and vaping. Highlights of the evaluation include: Year 1 Elementary…...
D.A.R.E. Program Improves Public Image of Police
SUMMARY Although program recipients’ attitudes toward instructors are crucial to program outcomes, they have not been adequately examined in the substance abuse prevention literature. This study uses survey data to explore attitudes toward instructors of prevention programming held by students from a national longitudinal evaluation of a school-based substance abuse…...
Substance Abuse Prevention Infrastructure: A Survey-Based Study of the Organizational Structure and Function of the D.A.R.E. Program
ABSTRACT Background The only national drug abuse prevention delivery system that supports the rapid diffusion of new prevention strategies and includes uniform training and credentialing of instructors who are monitored for quality implementation of prevention programming is the Drug Abuse Resistance Education network (D.A.R.E.) linking community law enforcement to schools.…...
Evaluation of D.A.R.E. Prescription and Over the Counter Drug Curriculum
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY Results of the evaluation of the D.A.R.E. Rx/OTC curriculum produced evidence of effectiveness of the Rx/OTC curriculum. Below are design highlights and key findings from the study. Evaluation Design Participants were selected from elementary, middle, and high schools in Montgomery County, MD and Greenbrier County, WV; 7 schools…...
