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D.A.R.E. WILL REACH 36 MILLION CHILDREN
WITH DRUG AND VIOLENCE RESISTANCE SKILLS IN 2001 & 2002

The Drug Abuse Resistance Education Program is the largest drug prevention, drug education, life skills program of its kind in the world today.  The D.A.R.E. Program began as a cooperative effort between the Los Angeles, California Police Department and the Los Angeles, California Unified School District in 1983.  The Program was initially piloted in 10 elementary schools by 10 uniformed police officers  in Los Angeles, California in 1983. The Program was originally established to teach young people resistance techniques to avoid the pressures to begin using drugs and the skills to respect themselves as well as others.  The D.A.R.E. Program contains a curriculum for elementary, middle, high school students as well as a parent component.  The D.A.R.E. lessons focus on four major areas: 

 

bulletProviding accurate information about tobacco, alcohol, and other drugs
bulletTeaching students decision making skills
bulletShowing students how to resist peer pressure and to deal with conflicts nonviolently
bulletGiving students ideas for alternatives to violence and drug use

International

The D.A.R.E. Program is taught today in all 50 states in the United States of America; taught by the United States Department of Defense; and more than 52 countries around the world.  This year 36 million children around the world -- 26 million in the United States will benefit from the D.A.R.E. Program. 

Local

The Canton Police Department piloted the D.A.R.E. Program in 9 public elementary schools in January 1989 with 2 police officers teaching a curriculum to Kindergarten through 6th grade students.  The D.A.R.E. Program was taught in 21 public elementary schools, 3 parochial schools, and 6 middle schools as of June 2002.  D.A.R.E. has currently been suspended by the Canton Police Department and is not currently being taught in Canton.  For more information about the Canton Police Department D.A.R.E. Program contact the Canton Police Department at: (330)489-3100.