Pubdate: Tue, 24 Dec 2002 Source: Times-Picayune, The (LA) Copyright: 2002 The Times-Picayune Contact: http://www.nola.com/t-p/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/848 Author: Patrick Kiernan Bookmark: http://www.mapinc.org/dare.htm (D.A.R.E.) DARE FAN HAS SUGGESTIONS I am a sixth-grader at St. Catherine of Siena. I have just graduated from DARE. My officer, Capt. Lloyd Dupuy, made DARE fun and interesting. I think DARE is a great drug and alcohol prevention program. But, I think we should have different levels of it. First we should have it in third grade, then again in sixth grade and then in the second year of high school. The main problem is the high school kids, not the grammar school kids. You are more likely to do drugs and alcohol in high school. I do not think DARE is making drugs "look more attractive" as your editorial said some people think. I do not remember anything that made drugs seem attractive, but I do remember learning many awful things about drugs. I really liked DARE. I thank Capt. Lloyd for taking time to do this for us. Patrick Kiernan Metairie - --- MAP posted-by: Tom