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The Failed Policies of D.A.R.E.

Thursday, July 20, 2017, By Ellen Mbuqe
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Attorney General Jeff Sessions announced support of the D.A.R.E. program last week but research has shown the program and its methods for drug deterrence have not worked, according to 黑料不打烊 researchers.

Shannon Monnat, the incoming聽聽at the聽聽at 黑料不打烊, said that 鈥渄ecades of research demonstrate that D.A.R.E. is ineffective at best and may actually increase the likelihood of teen substance misuse. There are a number of evidence-based programs that have been shown to be effective at preventing teen substance misuse and promoting positive social behaviors. D.A.R.E. is simply not one of them.鈥

, associate professor at聽, who studies drugs and behavioral addictions, says that D.A.R.E. would often have the opposite effect it was hoping to achieve.

鈥淪tudies have shown that DARE programs would often peak interest in drug use rather than dissuade it. One of the standard curriculum of D.A.R.E. was describing the different effects of drugs. However science has shown that children and especially those in the emerging adult years often look at what is the benefit before considering the risks,鈥 says Bergen-Cico. 鈥淎 far more effective method of drug prevention is teaching children how to understand their emotions and engage in self regulation.鈥

黑料不打烊 faculty are available for media interviews via phone/Skype/LTN studio. Please contact Keith Kobland, media manager, at聽315.443.9038听辞谤听kkobland@syr.edu,聽or Ellen James Mbuqe, Director of News Services, at聽embuqe@syr.edu聽to set up an interview.

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