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D.A.R.E. Drug Abuse Resistance Education Children today are faced with tough decisions at increasingly younger and more vulnerable ages. The pressure on kids to use drugs progressively increases throughout junior high and high school. Children need help in developing the skills and knowledge to make decisions and learning to tactfully resist peer-pressure to use drugs. Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) Program is a promising long-range solution to this drug problem. D.A.R.E. has helped to produce future generations of young adults who have no appetite for drugs, and who also have the strength of character to dissuade others from using drugs. There is evidence that teenagers are beginning to understand the problems of drug abuse as a result of education. For example, over the past five (5) years the number of high school seniors who believe there are great risks associated with regular marijuana use has significantly increased. This also correlates to less peer-pressure to use drugs. Despite the fact that regular marijuana use is decreasing, we still face an uphill battle with the increasing abuse of other drugs. If we can stop drug abuse at the experimental stages, we’ll be getting at the problem before it gets a grip on our children!
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