Can D.A.R.E. ensure a drug-free or violence-free community?
No single curriculum or prevention effort can ensure a drug- or violence-free community. Implementation of D.A.R.E.’s K-12 curriculum, as part of an overall comprehensive effort, is consistent with what works best to reduce drugs and violence among America’s youth. Appropriate community law enforcement methods, strong parental commitment to prevention, recreational child welfare programs, and additional public health and education efforts are all needed to address the numerous factors which affect drug use among youth.
