Pubdate: Thu, 23 Oct 2003 Source: Charlotte Observer (NC) Copyright: 2003 The Charlotte Observer Contact: http://www.charlotte.com/mld/observer/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/78 Author: Hugh B. Lewis D.A.R.E. IN SCHOOLS: OUNCE OF PREVENTION The writer is a Mecklenburg district judge. In response to "Taking a new D.A.R.E." (Oct. 14): I hope Mecklenburg County can find the resources to include the third portion (the ninth-grade session) of D.A.R.E. in our schools. We can use some resources to prevent teenage drug abuse. Or, in the alternative, we can use a lot of resources to prosecute teenage drug abuse. It is the community's choice -- classroom or courtroom. Hugh B. Lewis Charlotte - --- MAP posted-by: Beth Wehrman