Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a popular and widely used anti-drug program in many of our nation's schools. It has been the subject of a number of rigorous experimental evaluation studies as well as many not-so-rigorous ones. Scientifically sound studies have failed to find any short or long-term effects of D.A.R.E. on drug use.
Out of thirty-one schools, twenty-three were randomly assigned to receive D.A.R.E. in the sixth grade while the other eight received whatever drug education was provided in their classes. Participants were assessed yearly through the 10th grade…
