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Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE)

Encyclopedia of Public Health | 2002 | | Copyright

DRUG ABUSE RESISTANCE EDUCATION (DARE)

Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) is the most widely adopted drug education program in the United States today. The DARE program is designed to give young people skills to resist pressures to use drugs. It originated as a collaborative effort between the Los Angeles Unified School District and the Los Angeles Police Department in 1983. The original curriculum consisted of seventeen weekly lessons for fifth-and sixth-grade students taught by specially trained uniformed police officers. Since its origin, a nine-to ten-week middle school curriculum and a six-week high school curriculum have been added. DARE school police officers make regular visits to lower elementary classrooms. DARE-PLUS, a later addition to the DARE program, consists of two ten-week "Play and Learn Under Supervision" programs of after-school activities. DARE programs have received widespread support from parents and community leaders. Careful evaluations suggest modest short-term changes in young people's knowledge, attitudes, and beliefs about drugs, and some effect on cigarette smoking. DARE appears to be less effective in delaying drug use than other more interactive programs. Strong public support for DARE and limited evidence of its effectiveness have created controversy about DARE's role and value.

Ian M. Newman

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dare

The Oxford Pocket Dictionary of Current English | 2009 | Copyright

dare / de(ə)r/ • v. (3rd sing. present usu. dare before an expressed or implied infinitive without to) 1. have the courage to do something: a story he dare not write down | she leaned forward as far as she dared. 2. [tr.] defy or challenge (someone) to do something. 3. [tr.] poetic/lit. take the risk of; brave: few dared his wrath. • n. a challenge, esp. to prove courage. PHRASES: don't you dare used to order someone not to do something. how dare you used to express indignation: how dare you talk to me like that! I dare say (or daresay) used to indicate that one believes something is probable: I dare say you've heard about her.DERIVATIVES: dar·er n.

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dare

The Concise Oxford Dictionary of English Etymology | 1996 | | Copyright

dare pt. durst, pt. and pp. dared have boldness or courage (to dare) OE; trans. senses with a plain object appear XVI. A preterite-present verb (cf. CAN 2), OE. durran, corr. to OS. gidurran, OHG. giturran, Goth. gadaursan; f. the Gmc. series *ders- *dars- *durs- :- IE. *dhers- *dhors- *dhṛs-, whence Skr. dhṛṣ. perf. dadhárṣa be bold, Gr. tharseîn be bold, thrasús bold, OSI, drŭzati be bold.

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DARE

The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations | 1998 | | Copyright

DARE demand and resource evaluation

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FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "DARE." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Encyclopedia.com. 30 May. 2012 <http://www.encyclopedia.com>.

FRAN ALEXANDER , PETER BLAIR , JOHN DAINTITH , ALICE GRANDISON , VALERIE ILLINGWORTH , ELIZABETH MARTIN , ANNE STIBBS , JUDY PEARSALL , and SARA TULLOCH. "DARE." The Oxford Dictionary of Abbreviations. 1998. Retrieved May 30, 2012 from Encyclopedia.com: http://www.encyclopedia.com/doc/1O25-DARE.html

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