12. D.A.R.E. Statistics Started To Changed In The Early 2000s.
While D.A.R.E. is known as a little different program today, its statistics did show a bit more promise starting around 2003-2004. If the D.A.R.E. program didn’t help children learn the dangers of drugs and give them a higher chance of saying no, officials would cut the program like they did other programs.
The fact is, D.A.R.E. continued to grow because its officials did their research and learned what they needed to start focusing on to make the program a success. The Office of the Surgeon General showed that most kids who graduated from D.A.R.E. in 2003 decided to turn away from drugs in comparison to other years.