North Carolina
‘D.A.R.E.’ Program Revamped to Tackle Opioid Abuse
WAKE FOREST, N.C. — Drug education programs in schools used to involve just illegal drugs, but with today's opioid crisis, that list must now include legally prescribed but highly addictive medications. In 2015, Wake County Public Schools replaced D.A.R.E. with...
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Eastfield Students Graduate D.A.R.E.
Four classes of fifth graders at Eastfield Global Magnet School graduated the D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program taught by Officer Michael Hensley. The students were on the brink of getting cupcakes and punch, and a group picture was just not in the...
Elementary Students Graduate from D.A.R.E. Program
Survey: One-Third of High Schoolers Use Tobacco Products
BRUNSWICK COUNTY, N.C. -- Nearly one-third of high schoolers in eastern North Carolina use tobacco products, according to a recent release of North Carolina's 2017 Youth Tobacco Survey. Over half of those smokers use e-cigarettes. All Brunswick County fifth graders...
As the drug crisis evolves, so does D.A.R.E.
Pitt County Sheriff’s Office D.A.R.E. Event
Reidsville Police Offers New D.A.R.E. Program To Tackle Opioid Crisis
Elementary School Students Will Soon Learn About Deadly Opioid Epidemic
CABARRUS COUNTY, N.C. - The growing opioid epidemic is such a concern that the D.A.R.E. program is creating special lessons across the nation to teach kids about it. Cabarrus County Deputy Keith Drake, the resource officer at Bethel Elementary in Midland, showed...
D.A.R.E. Program: Fifth-Graders Urged to Make Best Choices
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Danny Talley, Southeast Regional Director
Email: danny.talley@dare.org
Cell: (424) 227-2520
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State D.A.R.E. Contacts
Captain Michael G. Adkins
State D.A.R.E. Coordinator
Email: madkins@ncdare.com
Phone: (336) 694-9311 ext 2574
Direct Line: (336) 514-1563
Carley Keller, D.A.R.E. America Youth Advocacy Board Member from North Carolina
North Carolina Local D.A.R.E. Websites
- Brunswick County Sheriff’s Office
- Burlington Police Department
- Caldwell County Sheriff’s Office
- Caswell County Sheriff’s Office
- Chowan County Sheriff’s Office
- Goldsboro Police Department
- Graham Police Department
- Iredell-Statesville Schools
- Jackson County Sheriff’s Office
- Liberty Elementary School
- Macon County Sheriff’s Office
- North Carolina D.A.R.E. Officers’ Association
- Oak Island Police Department
- Stanly County Sheriff’s Office
- Stokes County Sheriff’s Office
- Transylvania County Sheriff’s Office
- Waynesville Police Department
- Winterville Police Department
