20. D.A.R.E. Wasn’t The Only Drug Education Program That Didn’t Work
Many people like to point fingers at the D.A.R.E. program when it comes to talking about how it didn’t work. Other anti-drug programs that people taught in the schools didn’t show useful statistics either. In fact, most of the program’s officials surveyed found that the programs didn’t improve drug-related statistics.
A study completed by the California Department of Education showed that nearly all of their anti-drug programs failed to reach the students. Drug use in schools was increasing instead of decreasing. The only reason most people pointed at the D.A.R.E program is that it became the most significant program.