Dare to Say No

From the moment of birth we begin learning skills which enable us to survive in a complex world.

Unfortunately, today's child is subject to many stresses and is faced with many decisions long before coping skills and decision-making skills have been developed. Lacking those skills, a child can make unhealthy decisions under pressure from peers.

Teaching children the skills to say "no" to alcohol and drugs is the focus of Project D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education). The curriculum taught by specially selected and trained law enforcement officers.

Project D.A.R.E. teaches coping skills necessary for managing the personal pressures which can lead to drug and alcohol experimentation.

Resistance Education

The D.A.R.E. curriculum is based on research, which indicates that effective prevention instruction, must focus on providing accurate information, coping and decision-making skills, and positive alternatives to substance abuse. Scare tactics that teach only the harms of drugs are de-emphasized.

Teens what to act grown up. Many of them think that smoking, drinking, and exotic drugs are their passports to adulthood.

D.A.R.E. attempts to teach students what being grown up really means-----resisting peer pressure, making your own decisions, and learning to cope with life's problems in positive ways.