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141US HI: PUB LTE: D.A.R.E. ProgramFri, 04 Jun 2010
Source:Hawaii Tribune Herald (Hilo, HI) Author:Steiner, Sara Area:Hawaii Lines:Excerpt Added:06/06/2010

I am writing in response to your article about the "Council unveils cuts to budget" on the June 2 front page. I feel like you are misrepresenting the facts about Emily Naeole-Beason's budget cut request. The D.A.R.E. program is not an educational program. It is a propaganda program aimed at young schoolchildren. The police are spreading misinformation and what happens is once the children learn that the police lie about drugs, they cannot trust them about other issues.

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142 CN BC: DARE Program Sets Bar High For Cowichan KidsThu, 27 May 2010
Source:Cowichan News Leader (CN BC) Author:Siefken, Krista Area:British Columbia Lines:84 Added:05/28/2010

You can call Rick Stewart a drug expert, but he's never used a single illegal substance.

The retired Edmonton police officer, however, knows his substance stuff as the instructor of the spring DARE program happening at 12 valley schools.

DARE, or Drug Abuse Resistance Education, focuses on marijuana, alcohol and tobacco - the three substances kids are most likely to be pressured into trying.

"The core we look at is talking about the three main drugs," Stewart said of the program geared toward Grade 5 students. "But we use that as a stepping stone to making good decisions."

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143 US HI: PUB LTE: Address The Real Needs Of Our Island's ChildrenThu, 27 May 2010
Source:West Hawaii Today (HI) Author:Corcoran, Subhadra Area:Hawaii Lines:34 Added:05/28/2010

Referring to Ginger Towles' letter about DARE and drug use: I have observed that teenagers interested in getting high can find alcohol even easier than cannabis. Restricting cannabis use to medical users in order to protect children isn't logical.

The way to protect children is to meet their needs: End furloughs and institute community activities. And recognize the danger to the children of this island is lack of education and limited economic opportunities.

Take care of the real problems and the rest will be manageable. Let's not oppress anyone in the name of our children.

Subhadra Corcoran

Kailua-Kona

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144 CN BC: Students DARE To Say NoWed, 26 May 2010
Source:Cowichan Valley Citizen (CN BC) Author:Simpson, Sarah Area:British Columbia Lines:94 Added:05/26/2010

drugs: All the way from Edmonton, retired Staff Sergeant Rick Stewart is spending 10 hours in each of 18 classes in 12 Cowichan Valley schools

"We each have made a promise to stay drug free so we can achieve our goals and dreams," said Khowhemun Elementary sixth-grader Jasmin Marston during a D.A.R.E program culmination ceremony Tuesday morning in the school's gym.

More than 25,000 Grade 5/6 students in the province take part in the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program.

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145 US CA: Column: Second Thoughts - Does Tracy Dare Cut ThisSat, 22 May 2010
Source:Tracy Press (CA) Author:Mendelson, Jon Area:California Lines:83 Added:05/24/2010

Drug Abuse Resistance Education - better known as D.A.R.E. - has been a fixture of local schools for years. I even remember D.A.R.E. coming to my fifth-grade classroom, complete with posters, worksheets and activities.

Thousands of students have graduated from the program just here in Tracy. And though it isn't a foolproof way to keep kids drug-free - just as telling kids "don't steal" doesn't lead to a crime rate of zero - it certainly doesn't hurt. With many, it undoubtedly helps.

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146 CN BC: PUB LTE: DARE NotWed, 28 Apr 2010
Source:Valley Echo, The (CN BC) Author:Barth, Russell Area:British Columbia Lines:73 Added:05/03/2010

As a Federally Licensed Medical Marijuana User who is also married to one, I consider DARE nothing less than a government-sponsored hate-crime.

Sending military cops in to teach kids about drugs is like sending in a priest to teach them about sex: "Just don't, or you will be in trouble."

Also, the fact that taxpayers' dollars are used for this fear and fealty campaign is sick and reprehensible in the extreme. It should be illegal to go into schools and deliberately frighten and mislead kids, but no, we use taxpayers' dollars and send cops in to do it! It isn't just irresponsible, it is obscene!

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147 CN BC: JAL Students DARE To SucceedWed, 21 Apr 2010
Source:Valley Echo, The (CN BC) Author:Lazzarino, Dave Area:British Columbia Lines:63 Added:04/21/2010

For some, this question is not an easy one to tackle. But a class in Invermere demonstrated this week that they can deal with the toughest of questions with respect, confidence and some common sense on their side.

The Grade 5 class at Invermere's J. Alfred Laird elementary school has just finished the final class of the D.A.R.E. program. D.A.R.E. stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education and aims to empower school children with facts about drugs so they can resist the pressure to become involved in them.

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148 Thailand: Tracking Down the TraffickersSun, 18 Apr 2010
Source:Bangkok Post (Thailand) Author:Wechsler, Maxmilian Area:Thailand Lines:340 Added:04/19/2010

Faced with an increase in the amount of drugs being smuggled into the country, officials are seeking closer co-operation with foreign agencies

Thailand is in the middle of a growing drug war, and is not only confronting the problem on the home front but is also battling it as far away as the Middle East and West Africa.

But the man at the centre of the fight against the illicit drug trade, Police General Krisna Polananta, secretary-general of the Office of the Narcotics Control Board (ONCB), concedes that despite the best efforts of government agencies and their foreign counterparts, the lucrative business is increasing.

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149 US CA: Daryl F. Gates, 1926 - 2010Sat, 17 Apr 2010
Source:Los Angeles Times (CA) Author:Woo, Elaine Area:California Lines:405 Added:04/17/2010

Controversial LAPD Chief

Known for Key Innovations and a Combative Approach, He Saw His Leadership Challenged As the Rodney King Beating Case Unfolded

Daryl F. Gates, the rookie cop who rose from driver for a legendary chief to become chief himself, leading the Los Angeles Police Department during a turbulent 14-year period that found him struggling to keep pace with a city undergoing dramatic racial and ethnic changes, died Friday. He was 83.

Gates died at his Dana Point home after a short battle with cancer, the LAPD announced.

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150 US WA: Marijuana Bills Tempt Cash-Starved StatesTue, 06 Apr 2010
Source:Joplin Globe, The (MO)          Area:Washington Lines:224 Added:04/08/2010

(MCT) WASHINGTON - Mary Lou Dickerson had seen enough. After wrenching cuts to Washington's state drug and alcohol treatment programs, Dickerson, a Democratic representative, introduced a bill this year to sell marijuana in state liquor stores - and tax it.

Dickerson is an unlikely crusader for marijuana legalization. A 63-year-old grandmother who doesn't use it, she says money was the only reason for proposing her controversial bill. "According to the state's own estimates, it would bring in an additional $300 million per biennium," she says. "I dedicated (in the bill) a great deal of the proceeds from the tax on marijuana to treatment."

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151 US MN: Teen Drug Use on the UpswingFri, 26 Mar 2010
Source:Prior Lake American (MN) Author:Fluker, Meryn Area:Minnesota Lines:114 Added:03/27/2010

Twenty-eight years after then-First Lady Nancy Reagan began telling students to "Just Say No" to drugs, the Partnership for a Drug-Free America issued a statement addressing a rise in teen alcohol, Ecstasy and marijuana use.

The statement cited a recent study, which showed that the number of high school students who said they've used alcohol in the past month had risen 11 percent. The study also showed that the number of high school students who said they had used Ecstasy and marijuana in the past year had grown 67 percent and 19 percent, respectively.

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152 CN BC: Schools Lose DARE, But Gain RCMP Liaison OfficerWed, 24 Mar 2010
Source:Lake Country Calendar (CN BC) Author:Law, Chris Area:British Columbia Lines:45 Added:03/25/2010

Sgt. Rick McIsaac, commanding officer for the Lake Country RCMP, delivered his detachment's 2009 year end report to council last week. Council was particularly concerned over the loss of the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program (D.A.R.E.) in elementary schools and was interested to learn more about what youth guidance initiatives would replace the program.

McIsaac reminded council that the detachment would be gaining a twelfth member in April and that beginning in September, that officer would be a full time school liaison officer. The new position will put a full-time police presence in all four of Lake Country's schools with the intention of developing positive relationships between the community's youth and law enforcement.

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153 CN BC: Grad Season Early For DARE KidsWed, 10 Mar 2010
Source:Sooke News Mirror (CN BC) Author:Sinclair, Jim Area:British Columbia Lines:98 Added:03/11/2010

Programs may mature, and even hit old age, but for those who successfully take part in them the experience is always fresh and exciting.

Take the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) curriculum, for example.

The process held each year at area elementary schools has been running since it was instigated in Los Angeles back in 1983. But the message is a timeless one for each year's crop of grads - specifically, steer clear of tobacco, alcohol, and drugs no matter what the other kids may be doing, no matter what their friends may say.

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154 CN AB: PUB LTE: Good Intentions Are No SubstitutionThu, 11 Mar 2010
Source:Quesnel Cariboo Observer (CN BC) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Alberta Lines:51 Added:03/11/2010

Editor:

Re: Damon Faulkner's Exploring the popularity of drugs and alcohol, Observer, Feb. 25.

The importance of parental involvement in reducing adolescent drug use cannot be overstated. School-based extracurricular activities also have been shown to reduce drug 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 number one drug problem.

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155 US MA: PUB LTE: Drug Education Must Be Rooted In RealityWed, 03 Mar 2010
Source:Gloucester Daily Times (MA) Author:Sharpe, Robert Area:Massachusetts Lines:49 Added:03/08/2010

To the editor:

Regarding Jim Munn's column (Times, March 1), the importance of parental involvement in reducing adolescent drug use cannot be overstated.

School-based extracurricular activities also have been shown to reduce drug 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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156US MI: City Of Flushing May Cut DARE ProgramWed, 03 Mar 2010
Source:Flint Journal (MI) Author:Harris, David Area:Michigan Lines:Excerpt Added:03/05/2010

FLUSHING, Michigan - A popular drug education program could be on the chopping block in the city.

DARE - Drug Abuse Resistance Education - is one of many potential cuts to the Flushing Police Department, which also include layoffs of police officers, that Chief Mark Hoornstra is contemplating. The proposed cuts will be announced in April.

"Officer Eddie" Dolgan now teaches the class to fifth-graders at the four elementary schools. Dolgan is eligible for retirement and is the only officer trained to teach the program.

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157US OH: Lawmen Can't Keep Up With The Flow Of DrugsSun, 28 Feb 2010
Source:Times Recorder (Zanesville, OH) Author:Thompson, Kathy Area:Ohio Lines:Excerpt Added:03/02/2010

Illegal drugs are everyone's problem, said the program manager for HIDTA, the federal agency known as the High Intensity Drug Trafficking Agency.

Or at least everyone should be willing to step up and help fight the issue.

"A lot of this problem is our own doing," said John Postlethwaite, who has been in law enforcement for almost 40 years. "Without the demand, there wouldn't be a supply."

That doesn't mean law enforcement agencies -- local, state and federal - -- are not going to fight the issue of drugs on the streets but those agencies would like help.

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158 US AZ: OPED: Cut Chandler Drug Education? Don't You D.A.R.E.Sun, 14 Feb 2010
Source:East Valley Tribune (AZ) Author:Parsons, Dave Area:Arizona Lines:91 Added:02/14/2010

As a Chandler resident, I know we have come a long way during the past two decades lowering the drug abuse that was previously getting out of control.

We are winning the war on drugs. Studies done by the Arizona Criminal Justice Commission on drug use among eighth-graders show that between 2005 and 2008, alcohol use was down 9.4 percent, tobacco use was down 3.6 percent and marijuana use was down 3 percent.

The police have gained a solid footing in our city, accompanied by a matching reputation regionally, nationally and internationally. The cuts to the D.A.R.E. program will not only diminish our quality of life for Chandler residents but will begin a process of turning our backs on our children, their future, and ultimately our future.

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159 US VA: Salem Ditches Camp DARE To Save MoneyTue, 09 Feb 2010
Source:Roanoke Times (VA) Author:Harvey, Neil Area:Virginia Lines:53 Added:02/10/2010

Police Chief Jeff Dudley Said The Program Took Up A Lot Of Man-Hours.

After two decades and nearly 3,800 participants, Salem's Camp DARE has become a victim of tight budget times.

City Manager Kevin Boggess announced Tuesday that the free summer camp, which annually hosted rising seventh-graders, will be cut indefinitely, a move he said will save the city more than $100,000 a year.

Last year, 208 of 320 eligible students attended the camp, according to city spokesman Mike Stevens. The eight-week camp hosts boys and girls separately during weeklong sessions and, running from June to August, falls in parts of two fiscal years.

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160 US PA: Education Moving Past DAREMon, 08 Feb 2010
Source:Sentinel, The (Carlisle, PA) Author:Stauffer, Heather Area:Pennsylvania Lines:126 Added:02/10/2010

With No State Funding For DARE Programs This Year, Alternatives Are Being Considered For The Future

When news broke last year that the state was pulling all funding for the DARE anti-drug education program, Mechanicsburg and Carlisle school districts and the associated police departments said they were interested in continuing the program anyway.

And so they did, with the departments reporting that they taught DARE classes through this school year on the strength of community donors and then absorbed the remainder of the cost.

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