The New D.A.R.E. Program—This One Works
In this article from a September 2014 issue of Scientific American, the development of newer D.A.R.E. curriculum on a national level is discussed. The newer curriculum has even persuaded a man who was previously outspoken critic of the program into…...Continue Reading
The Minnesota DARE PLUS Project: Creating Community Partnerships to Prevent Drug Use and Violence
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.…...Continue Reading
D.A.R.E. Program Improves Public Image of Police
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…...Continue Reading
Royal Canadian Mounted Police National Survey of D.A.R.E.
EXECUTIVE SUMMARY The R.C.M.P. Drugs and Organized Crime Awareness Service (D.O.C.A.S.), in partnership with the R.C.M.P. Planning and Strategy Management Unit, developed a client survey of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program (D.A.R.E.) for students, parents, teachers, principals and detachment…...Continue Reading
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…...Continue Reading
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…...Continue Reading
Do Adolescents Perceive Police Officers as Credible Instructors of Substance Abuse Prevention Programs?
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 prevention program delivered by Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) officers....Continue Reading
