D. A. R. E.: Drug Abuse Resistance Education

D.A.R.E. Essay
D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a program that teaches students the dangers of drugs. I think it is very important because there are some of those people who say stuff like “I wanna know what it feels like to be high.” and “Cigarettes make me feel more relaxed, you should try them!” D.A.R.E. explains why to not hang around those people, and how to deal with stress instead of smoking.
My favorite lesson in D.A.R.E. was when we watched the “Total Disgusting Tobacco Gross Out Video” because it will scare you and gross you out. D.A.R.E. means teaching students to not use drugs and cigarettes,they don’t just tell you that they are bad, but they also teach you stuff like the harry tongue, lung cancer, mouth cancer,

and mental disabilities. I like that the D.A.R.E. program is ran by police officer’s because I feel they have more experiences.
It is very important for anyone under age to abuse drugs, alcohol, and smoke because you could damage your cerebellum and Parietal Lobe. The cerebellum is important for our ability to learn and perform skilled, coordinated movements like those used when, riding a bike, and also plays a role in attention. The parietal lobes are involved in sensing touch, as well as the spatial processing, language and memory. In particular, the right parietal lobe is important for attention and non-verbal memory, whereas the left parietal lobe is important for language and verbal memory.
What I learned that will keep me away from abusing drugs is that there are bad things in the drug like nicotine and if you use too much you could kill yourself or another person. It is important because if you get to drunk or high you could lose control of yourself,lose your memories, have slow reflex’s, ect. The only time you should use a drug is if it is like ibuprofen or if the doctors give you a drug while injured, that is the only time a drug could really help you… D.A.R.E. teaches you all the bad effects when you are young so you don’t use the drug in your teen age or when you get to be an adult.
Dear family and teachers,
I promise that I won’t use drugs no matter what hard situation I come in in my future. My goals are to never go around anyone with those drugs, and I also never want to use them stress can be handled other ways. When I get older I want to have a enterprise where people give us their drugs and we dispose them properly. The D.A.R.E. program will help me achieve my goals because if I use one drug I may like it and get addicted which will cause me to never achieve my goals, but D.A.R.E. made me scared of all the drugs so I will never try them.
In conclusion, D.A.R.E. taught me the bad consequences of Marijuana, Cocaine, heroin, ect. It was a positive experience because now i will be SURE I never use any drugs unless at a hospital or it’s a drug like ibuprofen. I would definitely recommend this program to other students so they don’t die or suffer from any drugs. They also teach us other ways to deal with stress instead of drugs.