Brandon Clake dead at 29

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Fwiw this program caused more people to try/do drugs than it did prevent. Hundreds of millions of dollars towards the program every year only to create more people trying drugs

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Fwiw this program caused more people to try/do drugs than it did prevent. Hundreds of millions of dollars towards the program every year only to create more people trying drugs

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You've said this multiple times without providing a single study. If these studies actually exist, please share them.

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The study compared:

288 high school seniors who had gone through D.A.R.E.
335 seniors who had not

And the main conclusion was:

there were no significant differences in drug use behaviors or attitudes between the two groups years later.
there was an earlier Indiana-related evaluation that reportedly found higher hallucinogen use among some D.A.R.E. participants later on, and that finding got repeated widely in criticism of the program.

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But when you look at the broader scientific literature, the stronger consensus is:

D.A.R.E. did not reliably prevent drug use
some subgroup findings hinted at possible counterproductive effects
but researchers were usually careful not to claim D.A.R.E. universally increased drug use across the board

One of the more rigorous long-term studies — the 5-year follow-up by Richard Clayton and colleagues — found no meaningful difference in cigarette, alcohol, or ma

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Researchers today generally think the older D.A.R.E. model failed because it relied too much on:

lectures and scare tactics
simplistic “just say no” messaging
police-led classroom instruction
not enough focus on mental health, peer dynamics, or social factors

Modern prevention programs tend to work better when they’re interactive, realistic, and focused on coping skills and decision-making rather than fear-based messaging. Some newer versions of D.A.R.E. were redesigned in response to the criticism.

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