Good Ideas I Learned In DARE

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Here, I am going to tell you some good ideas that I learned in DARE that could really affect your life and others. For instance, if you are a teen it would not be a good idea to drink because you body is still growing, adult bodies can handle it better, also there could be serious consequences if you do. After all it is dangerous if you mix alcohol with medicine, it could just be alcohol overdose that is a major health issue. Many people die from alcohol, in the U.S. there are 75,000 alcohol related deaths each year.

In DARE we talked about dealing with peer pressure. In that lesson it taught me many different ways to deal with it. I know that i won’t let someone or one of my friends pressure me into doing something that may be wrong. Officer

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