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D.A.R.E. Launches Public Service Announcement Campaign

Oct 28, 2018

D.A.R.E. America has launched a nationwide PUBLIC SERVICE ANNOUNCEMENT CAMPAIGN promoting our K-12 Opioid & Prescription Drug Abuse Prevention Lessons.

English and Spanish video and audio PSA’s have been distributed to more than 900 media outlets.

D.A.R.E. Fights Opioid Crisis with New Lesson Plans

Oct 16, 2018

SALT LAKE CITY – The anti-drug program D.A.R.E. is tackling the opioid crisis by including it in its curriculum for the first time. Leaders made the announcement at the State Capitol on Tuesday. The Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, known as D.A.R.E., launched...

D.A.R.E. Officers Look to Educate Students on Opioid Addiction

Sep 27, 2018

BRENTWOOD, Tenn. (WKRN) – Opioid abuse is a startling problem that D.A.R.E. officers who teach drug education in public schools are trying to change. “It’s just become such a problem,” said Brentwood Police Officer Mark Wood. From adults to kids, Wood says...

D.A.R.E. Launches K-12 Opioid and OTC/RX Drug Abuse Prevention Curricula

Jul 19, 2018

America faces an opioid crisis. Every day, more than 115 Americans die after overdosing on opioids. Experts project it will increase by 19% annually. D.A.R.E. Responds. D.A.R.E. America has created a comprehensive K-12 Opioid and OTC/Rx drug abuse prevention…

National Sheriffs’ Association Supports Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program D.A.R.E.

Jul 6, 2018

WHEREAS, the National Sheriffs’ Association recognizes the nationwide seriousness of drug abuse, heightened abuse of opioids and prescription drugs, and violence by our nation’s youth, and the urgent need…

Over 900 Santa Maria-area Students Graduate from D.A.R.E. Program

Jun 5, 2018

Santa Maria-area students applaud during Friday’s [May 25, 2018] D.A.R.E. graduation ceremony at the Elks Lodge. Nearly 950 students promised to stay drug free, abstain from violence and make smart choices. Nearly 950 Santa Maria-area students promised to stay...

D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Board Members Speak at 6th World Forum Against Drugs / 25th European Communities Against Drugs Forum

May 24, 2018

Poseidon at Götaplatsen, a public square near the Forum’s venue (Elite Park Avenue Hotel), in Gothenburg, Sweden. More than 50 Countries and 250 Communities hear eight D.A.R.E. Youth Advocacy Leaders present projects. The World Federation Against Drugs (WFAD),...

700 Students Graduate from D.A.R.E in DeKalb County

May 18, 2018

RAINSVILLE, Ala. — Seven hundred DeKalb County Schools students graduated Wednesday, but not from one grade to the next. They graduated from the D.A.R.E. program. “It’s a program we do in the county school system,” explained DeKalb County...

D.A.R.E.’S ‘Officer Mo’ Connecting With Students In Columbia Heights

May 4, 2018

MINNEAPOLIS (WCCO) — It’s a program that has been in a schools for almost three decades. You may even remember taking it yourself – D.A.R.E. Or maybe you have a fourth- or fifth-grader who is going through the program right now. This year, Minnesota D.A.R.E. has 22...

D.A.R.E. to Celebrate 25 Years with Special Event

May 4, 2018

Three police officers who were Bartholomew County’s first D.A.R.E. officers will reunite to be honored at a 25th anniversary celebration of the program. As many as 2,000 people are expected at Monday night’s D.A.R.E. graduation at Columbus North High School gym, which...