What is D.A.R.E? You might be thinking, oh, it’s the thing that I never choose, when I play truth or dare. Well actually, D.A.R.E, which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, is a program held in grades K-12, taught by a police cop. The D.A.R.E. program is feeble and should be stopped in schools because it is ineffective, graduates don’t show any long-term increase knowledge, and it discourages parents to warn/teach their kids about drugs.
One reason that the D.A.R.E program should be stopped in schools is that it is ineffective. The program’s goal is to educate kids about drugs, so they can resist them. While in reality, “ a national study funded by the US Department of Justice concluded that D.A.R.E. has small effects on drug use,
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program should be stopped is that D.A.R.E. graduates do not show any long-term increase knowledge. “According to a peer-reviewed meta-study, any of these short-term positive effects of the D.A.R.E. program disappear typically within 1 to 2 years.” (Pro-Con) If the graduates can only keep this knowledge for about to 1-2 years, what’s the point of D.A.R.E.? The whole point of this program is to inform kids about drugs and their harmful effects, but if the positive effects don’t last longer than 1-2 years, then the D.A.R.E. program should definitely be stopped. Furthermore, D.A.R.E. graduates also don’t show any improvement in attitudes about drug use. A kid who would probably say “yes” to drugs before doing D.A.R.E would do the same even after graduating D.A.R.E. Moreover, in my personal experience, I honestly didn’t feel that D.A.R.E. helped me gain any more knowledge about drugs. Before doing the D.A.R.E. program, I knew; just like everybody else, that drugs were bad and that I had to refuse them. After graduating the D.A.R.E program, I still knew that drugs were bad and that I had to refuse them. So what’s the difference? In fact, D.A.R.E. is actually a waste of time for students, school, and police officers. So, as you can see, D.A.R.E doesn’t show any long-term increase knowledge of drugs and is a waste of
The D.A.R.E program offers great information, but it also costs a significant amount of money to run the program each year. The children receiving this anti-drug information, are at a young age and do not understand how severe drugs are and how it can impair a person’s judgment. At age 10, children may obtain a basic understanding of drugs and alcohol at the end of this program, but by the time they reach high school, they will not be able apply what they have learned from the D.A.R.E program.
Law enforcement must turn their attention to the people buying the drugs. To stop drug users from using drugs is for them to seek help through rehab or other social agencies. Most drug users turn to drugs due to personal problems they are afraid to face which has negatively affected their financial means and relationship. Therefore, by sending drug users to rehab centers and not jail would encourage them deal with their underlying problems, get clean and be productive in life to overall improve their well-being. The fourth goal is to restore the quality of life in urban communities by ending street level drug dealing. To disrupt the sale of drugs being pumped into the community, law enforcement must patrol the streets of high drug-dealings to discourage the sale of drugs and target dealers in those areas. This would deter the selling of drugs in these areas, decrease drug consumption and reduce drug-related crimes. The fifth goal is to help prevent children from experimenting with drugs. Most adult drug users started exterminating with drugs in their preteen or teenager years. Teens are more prone to using drugs because they are impressionable. They want to fit into a popular group or to deal with problems at home. Children must be taught the dangers of drug use and its consequences as preventing early use of drugs may go a long way in reducing the potential of drug use and can
D.A.R.E. taught me how to become a responsible, safe, aware, and smart citizen. I look forward to utilizing the various techniques, tips, strategies, and facts I have learned throughout the D.A.R.E. program. It enhanced my knowledge and awareness of the resistance and abuse regarding drugs. In conclusion, D.A.R.E. has an abundance of information to offer adolescents and I am truly grateful to have had the opportunity to experience the D.A.R.E. program.
“The behavior, drug abuse prevention experts say, is notably different from the use of drugs like marijuana or cocaine…The goal for many young adults is not to get high but to feel better - less depressed, less stressed out, more focused, better rested. It is just that the easiest route to that end often seems to be medication for which they do not have a prescription” (Harmon 2005, p.1) According to the Partners...
EXPLAIN: If you help cut, that number by at least a quarter, it will be a success. So, here I am to persuade you, to really take some time to think about how D.A.R.E. can help kids deal with drugs. Assume for a moment that D.A.R.E. can change youth lives with the program’s help. It can help reduce the number of kids smoking, doing drugs, and drinking alcohol.
The United States government projected $25 million to support schools in school-based drug testing and other drug-free programs. In 2003, many schools across the nation provided their own funding for student drug testing programs. The President wants to increase this program for 2005. He also wants to continue funding for ONDCP. This media campaign sends anti-drug messages to young adults via web sites, functions, and events on drug awareness. This approach will include information for parents and youth to encourage early intervention against drug use in 2005.
Drugs cause an overall disturbance in a subjects’ physiological, psychological and emotional health. “At the individual level, drug abuse creates health hazards for the user, affecting the educational and general development of youths in particular” (“Fresh Challenge”). In youth specifically, drug abuse can be triggered by factors such as: a parent’s abusive behavior, poor social skills, family history of alcoholism or substance abuse, the divorce of parents or guardians, poverty, the death of a loved one, or even because they are being bullied at school (“Drugs, brains, and behavior”) .
The drug control policy of the United States has always been a subject of debate. From Prohibition in the early 1930’s to the current debate over the legalization of marijuana, drugs have always been near the top of the government’s agenda. Drug use affects every part of our society. It strains our economy, our healthcare, our criminal justice systems, and it endangers the futures of young people. In order to support a public health approach to drug control, the Obama administration has committed over $10 billion to drug education programs and support for expanding access to drug treatment for addicts (Office). The United States should commit more government resources to protect against illegal use of drugs by youths and provide help for recovering addicts.
Drug use is a deviant behavior that disrupts the functioning of society. For example, a youth who can 't function at school due to a prolonged and obsessive use of marijuana. The youth not only struggles with school work completion but also lacks interest in participating or attending school. Therefore, governmental institutions such as DCF (Department of Children & Families) get involved, and youth is obligated to go a detox clinic and to go to a starr or long-term program to amend the disruptive behavior. On the same case, the use of marijuana it seems as poor decision-making and the youth is encouraged to develop stronger social bonds that provide an active support.
...ssures to be the best they can be academically. With all these pressures of adolescence on the rise, more and more teens are falling prey to the alluring “high” that allows a temporary leave from their problems and stress. Because teens lack the maturity and knowledge to understand long term consequences, they tend not to think about the down falls that they will face as a result of the drug use. This is especially true when it come to marijuana, as it is seen by so many as the harmless drug. With the increased use of marijuana by youth over the last three decades, it is imperative that better preventative measures, and firmer penalties, be put in place to educate and raise awareness concerning the risks and dangerous side effects that marijuana use can have. Only once society has put these preventative measures in to action, will there be an effective change seen.
In D.A.R.E., the drug education program children are taught up until they enter high school, they always tell you to “Just Say No”, but I bet they have no clue what goes through the mind of naive teenagers who see all of their peers having a “great time” while they try to be the good kid and refuse.
Enfin, one of the most browbeating and frustrating things in the world is the disease of addiction. It is a progressive, chronic, and often fatal disease that takes control of life away from people. However, “drugs are here to stay, and...we have no choice but to learn how to live with them so that they cause the least possible harm” (Torr 116). Unfortunately, ten percent of all eighth graders and twenty percent of all tenth graders are using marijuana at least once a month (Torr 38).
After interviewing my teenage cousin whom has been in several altercations at home and school, enlightened me on the ways that teenagers in her age group gets involved in drug use. Kids start as young as ten years of age using, selling, and experimenting with drugs. My teenage cousin was expelled from public schools when she started experimenting with drugs. She was surrounded by many challenges when she enrolled in the alternative behavioral school. Many students, whom attend the alternative behavioral school use drugs, sell drugs, are on probation, have been arrested, engage in sexual activity and drink alcohol.
Mandatory drug testing is proven to help reduce the number of kids who do drugs (Journal of General
...se disorder is growing more every day and can have serious consequences not only for the user but also the family and friends and innocent bystanders. They can range from legal consequences or more severe such as acquiring an STD, overdose, or death. Just like adults, adolescents can become dependent and give up important responsibilities and activities. The more risk factors they are exposed to more likely they are to have access to drug/s of choice. Fortunately, there are many treatment and prevention methods they are employed to help decrease initiation of a particular substance or to help those who are impacted by this disease. There are several adolescents with a substance use disorder who also have one or more physiatrist disorders, whether from use or prior to drug use. This aspect will be important to the diagnosis and treatment of substance use disorders.