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181 US CO: D.A.R.E. Program Thanks Local Businesses For SupportSun, 06 Dec 2009
Source:Summit Daily News (CO)          Area:Colorado Lines:48 Added:12/09/2009

The Summit County Sheriff's Office would like to thank Downstairs at Eric's, Windy City Pizza, City Market Breckenridge and Walmart for their continued support and contributions to the Summit County Sheriff's Office D.A.R.E. program. The support and donations from local businesses like these enable this valuable program to continue in local schools. This year the Silverthorne Recreation Center also donated two punch card passes for two students, and the Snowboard Outreach Society (S.O.S.) donated one of two snowboard lesson/ski packages. On behalf of these kids.Thank You! Gracias!

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182 CN BC: Column: Most Criminal Activity Starts With Drug IssuesSat, 05 Dec 2009
Source:Nanaimo News Bulletin (CN BC) Author:Marshall, Jenn Area:British Columbia Lines:91 Added:12/07/2009

Drugs are the root cause of the majority of criminal activity police deal with.

"If you take away drugs, you'd eliminate 85 per cent of crime in our society," said Const. Gary O'Brien, Nanaimo RCMP spokesman.

Once a person becomes hooked on drugs, they often enter into a life of crime to feed their habit, a criminal lifestyle that can take years to reverse.

One of the biggest changes over the past 30 years has been the increased potency of the drugs.

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183 CN BC: LTE: Kelowna Needs To Keep DARESat, 05 Dec 2009
Source:Daily Courier, The (CN BC) Author:Stussi, Tina Area:British Columbia Lines:62 Added:12/06/2009

Re: Cancellation of DARE program in Kelowna.

As a mother of three school-aged kids, 16,12, and 11 years of age, who have all been involved with the DARE program, I would love to see it continue.

I am sure there are a lot of other parents who would surely agree.

Our 12-year-old son, at Rutland Middle School, wrote an essay on why he wants to see this continue, and then, on the other side, write why he is upset about this program being discontinued.

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184 CN SN: PUB LTE: Drug Education Must Be Reality-BasedTue, 01 Dec 2009
Source:Meadow Lake Progress (CN SN) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Saskatchewan Lines:46 Added:12/05/2009

Dear Editor,

Regarding your November 20 editorial, the importance of parental involvement in reducing adolescent drug use cannot be overstated. School-based extracurricular activities also have been shown to reduce use. They keep kids busy during the hours they're most likely to get into trouble. In order for drug prevention efforts to effectively reduce harm, they must be reality-based. The most popular drug and the one most closely associated with violent behavior is often overlooked by parents. That drug is alcohol, and it takes far more lives each year than all illegal drugs combined. Alcohol may be legal, but it's still the No. 1 drug problem.

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185 CN BC: W Van Teachers Get Drug TrainingWed, 02 Dec 2009
Source:North Shore News (CN BC) Author:Weldon, James Area:British Columbia Lines:41 Added:12/02/2009

West Vancouver school administrators are hoping to get a leg up in the fight against youth drug use after completing a two-day course at the West Vancouver Police Department.

The seminar, called Drug Identification Training for Education Professionals, was intended to teach school staff to spot the signs of drug and alcohol use among students. The idea is to help educators to intervene before substance abuse gets out of hand.

Twenty administrators and counsellors from the community's public and private schools attended the course Oct. 28 and 29.

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186 CN BC: Cutting DARE A Tough CallFri, 27 Nov 2009
Source:Kelowna Capital News (CN BC)          Area:British Columbia Lines:53 Added:11/29/2009

A long-running drug education program is being cut from Kelowna schools in January due to dwindling police resources.

RCMP Supt. Bill McKinnon said that given the resource pressures presently being experienced, the RCMP in Kelowna could no longer continue to teach the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) program and would re-allocate the position to the Serious Crime Unit.

The DARE program has run in area schools for 11 years. It involves RCMP school liaison officers teaching 10 lessons per class on healthy choices and decision models children can use when faced with drugs.

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187 US AZ: Sheriff Donates DARE Bronco To WillcoxSun, 29 Nov 2009
Source:Eastern Arizona Courier (AZ) Author:Johnson, Jon Area:Arizona Lines:56 Added:11/29/2009

In an effort to help curb the use of drugs and receive use from a vehicle that was only gathering dust at the county yard, Graham County Sheriff P.J. Allred donated the county's Drug Abuse Resistance Education Bronco to the Willcox Police Department on Monday.

Willcox school resource/D.A.R.E. officer Rose Juarez-Lacey and Willcox Police Chief Jake Weaver met with Allred and accepted the donation. The Willcox officers thanked Allred for his generosity and support for the D.A.R.E. program, especially during hard economic times.

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188 CN AB: DARE Helps Students Make ChoicesTue, 24 Nov 2009
Source:Vermilion Standard (CN AB) Author:Crawford, Murray Area:Alberta Lines:83 Added:11/28/2009

In schoolrooms throughout Vermilion and surrounding area Grade 6 students are learning about the dangers of drugs, alcohol and tobacco.

Vermilion Constable Denny Martens leads seven classes in five different schools in the DARE, Drug Abuse Resistance Education, program. Which is a nationally run education program to help youth resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence free lives.

"We talk about everything from tobacco, marijuana and alcohol to bullying," said Martens.

"It's about how to say no, who to say no to and how to avoid situations. What it's saying is how do I make a good, healthy choice. That's what we're really trying to show here."

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189 CN BC: DARE a Victim of ViolenceWed, 25 Nov 2009
Source:Daily Courier, The (CN BC)          Area:British Columbia Lines:55 Added:11/28/2009

Serious crimes like murder and robberies have slain an anti-drug program in schools.

Kelowna RCMP have scrubbed the DARE program so more officers can work on serious cases and general duty. Calls for service may be down, said Supt. Bill McKinnon, but police are dealing with more serious crimes like sexual assault, child pornography, pin-pad fraud and break-ins.

"I've gone to city hall asking for a large number (of new officers) this year," he said. "It's to deal with an overburdened workload."

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190 CN AB: Anti-Drug Program Celebrates Decade In The FoothillsTue, 17 Nov 2009
Source:Okotoks Western Wheel (CN AB) Author:Casten, Darlene Area:Alberta Lines:102 Added:11/22/2009

A decade of telling youngsters the evils of doing drugs has been the life work of a small group of foothills residents who brought the D.A.R.E. program to local schools.

The program is celebrating its 10th year and Jackie Chalmers, who poured her time and effort into getting the program up and running, is thrilled the message is still being heard.

The idea of bringing D.A.R.E. (Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education) to the foothills was raised by a group involved in rural crime watch. They had seed money and a vision, but they needed community support to get the program off the ground.

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191 CN AB: PUB LTE: Good Intentions No Substitute For EffectiveFri, 30 Oct 2009
Source:Airdrie City View (CN AB) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Alberta Lines:44 Added:11/01/2009

Re: "Just Say Yes" editorial, Airdrie City View Oct. 16.

Dear editor,

Good intentions are no substitute for effective drug education.

Independent evaluations of Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) have found the program to be either ineffective or counterproductive. The scare tactics used do more harm than good. Students who realize they've been lied to about marijuana may make the mistake of assuming that harder drugs like methamphetamine are relatively harmless as well. This is a recipe for disaster. Drug education programs must be reality-based or they may backfire when kids are inevitably exposed to drug use among their peers.

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192 US GA: Red Ribbon Week: Students Say Drugs A Mistake Some WillSat, 24 Oct 2009
Source:Ledger-Enquirer (Columbus,GA) Author:Gierer, Larry Area:Georgia Lines:146 Added:10/25/2009

Red Ribbon Week: Students Say Drugs A Mistake Some Will Make

Each student at Central High in Phenix City attends a class warning about the dangers of using drugs.

It doesn't stop the activity.

"There are still some students who do it," said junior LaQuesha Hoskins. "It's around the school and elsewhere. You can see it every day."

"Drugs are easy for students to get in Phenix City," said senior Darren Daniel.

Students, not only in Phenix City, but Columbus and LaGrange, Ga., discussed drugs this week and what should be done about them.

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193 CN AB: RCMP Fight BackTue, 20 Oct 2009
Source:Rocky View Weekly (CN AB) Author:Snow, Stacie Area:Alberta Lines:76 Added:10/25/2009

Police Launch Ecstasy Awareness Initiative For Parents

The RCMP's Drug and Organized Crime Awareness Service (DOCAS) recently launched Project E-Aware, which is designed to increase awareness of the harmful effects of ecstasy.

E-Aware is a new website designed to provide factual information to help parents inform themselves of the dangers of the popular street drug.

"Despite what many believe, ecstasy is far from being a safe or recreational drug. This illicit drug is made with a number of toxic chemicals and can be lethal," said Insp. Dan Quirion, the officer in charge of the DOCAS program. "There is no quality control, no dosage control and there is no safe amount to take."

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194 CN AB: Fighting BackFri, 16 Oct 2009
Source:Airdrie City View (CN AB) Author:Snow, Stacie Area:Alberta Lines:88 Added:10/18/2009

RCMP launch ecstasy awareness initiative

The RCMP's Drug and Organized Crime Awareness Service (DOCAS) recently launched Project E-Aware, which is designed to increase awareness of the harmful effects of ecstasy.

E-Aware is a new website designed to provide factual information to help parents inform themselves of the dangers of the popular street drug.

"Despite what many believe, ecstasy is far from being a safe or recreational drug. This illicit drug is made with a number of toxic chemicals and can be lethal," said Insp. Dan Quirion, the officer in charge of the DOCAS program.

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195 CN AB: PUB LTE: DARE Doesn't Work, Keep Cops Out Of SchoolsFri, 16 Oct 2009
Source:Airdrie City View (CN AB) Author:Barth, Russell Area:Alberta Lines:49 Added:10/18/2009

Re: "Community resource officers connecting with students" Oct. 9, Airdrie City View

Dear editor,

Prohibitionists are like religious fanatics: Despite all fact, history, science, and common sense proving their failure, they still believe they are doing the right thing.

Since Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) was started in the '80s, drug use among teens has quadrupled. That tells me that lying and frightening kids is a counterproductive method of reducing their interest in drugs. The studies done on DARE's effectiveness supports this.

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196 US: Column: George Shultz on the Drug WarMon, 12 Oct 2009
Source:Wall Street Journal (US) Author:O'Grady, Mary Anastasia Area:United States Lines:106 Added:10/13/2009

The Former Secretary of State Has Long Doubted the Wisdom of Interdiction.

When George P. Shultz took office as Ronald Reagan's secretary of state in 1982, his first trip out of the country was to Canada. His second was to Mexico.

"Foreign policy starts with your neighborhood," he told me in an interview here in the Canadian capital last week. "I have always believed that and Ronald Reagan believed that very firmly. In many ways he had [the 1993 North American Free Trade Agreement] in his mind. He paid a lot of attention to both Mexico and Canada, as I did."

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197 CN AB: Community Resource Officers Connecting With StudentsFri, 09 Oct 2009
Source:Airdrie City View (CN AB) Author:Snow, Stacie Area:Alberta Lines:71 Added:10/12/2009

Airdrie's new community resource officers will help students of all ages become more comfortable with police officers.

Constables Robert Frizzell and Patti Reid, who started Sept. 1, will work with all of the schools in Airdrie. Frizzell will present the DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program to younger students and Reid will work with students in middle and high schools. "We are working one success at a time," said Reid.

"Through relationship development, we can provide assistance to families in crisis, kids who are being bullied and resolve any safety concerns in the schools, while diminishing elicit drug activity."

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198 CN ON: Retro Bill Makes Canadian Debut In CaledonFri, 09 Oct 2009
Source:Caledon Enterprise, The (CN ON) Author:Abrey, Heather Area:Ontario Lines:140 Added:10/10/2009

Some Caledon students were left uncharacteristically quiet during Retro Bill's debut Canadian tour, but only between the fits of laughter.

Retro Bill, cited as the most sought after motivational speaker for students from Kindergarten to Grade 12, is the official D.A.R.E (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) "Safety Buddy", among many other things. During his career, he has been a writer, director, producer, actor and artist. He currently performs more than 300 shows a year, but until now has never brought his lessons to Canada.

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199 US DC: Column: Some Potent Arguments For Legalizing MarijuanaSun, 13 Sep 2009
Source:Washington Post (DC) Author:McCartney, Robert Area:District of Columbia Lines:120 Added:09/13/2009

As Maryland weighs legalizing medical marijuana, it should consider my experience when I visited the student lounge at Montgomery College's Rockville campus at lunchtime last week and began interviewing randomly selected students about their views on weed.

Among the first group I approached, one of the four young men volunteered within minutes that he not only smoked marijuana but also sold it. He told me his price list: $10 a gram for "middies," the least potent and most readily available variety; $20 a gram for "headies" with more THC; $35 for the strongest, "exotic" types, like "white widow."

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200 US PA: Lower Burrell Patrolman Named State's Top DARE OfficerWed, 02 Sep 2009
Source:Valley News Dispatch (PA) Author:Biedka, Chuck Area:Pennsylvania Lines:91 Added:09/02/2009

The best police officer in the state at helping children steer clear of drugs and alcohol works right here.

Lower Burrell Patrolman John Marhefka has been named the Drug Awareness and Resistance Education Officer of the Year.

Marhefka is in his 12th year of teaching drug and alcohol awareness classes. The Vandergrift native is the 21st officer of the year selected by the state's DARE officer's association.

"This is someone who obviously likes his work," said Lower Burrell Police Chief Tracy Lindo, himself a longtime DARE instructor. "He has a confidence level and gets along with the students. You can't fool the kids."

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