Argumentative Essay On D. A. Re

There are many programs in which try to aim for a specific population in order for change to happen in a community, but sometimes because of poor planning and funding, a program may not succeed as much as it would hope. The D.A.R.E program was a program designed for children and young teens to gain skills in which they may need in order to prevent the use of drugs, alcohol, tobacco or even gangs. D.A.R.E stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education, which in the name itself demonstrates the purpose for this program and according to the program website, D.A.R.E. was founded in 1983 in Los Angeles and during this time it has proven so successful that it is now being implemented in more than 52 countries around the world (Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, 2016). The program was initially supposed to target elementary school students, such as fifth and sixth graders but later was aimed for teens as well. As it became more known, it later developed aiming towards middle and high school students.
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This shows that although a program can sound great and successful on paper it does not mean it will be the same once action is put in place. The viewpoint on this article toward the D.A.R.E program is on a negative standpoint because it argues that this program aiming for the youth is a massive failure and that the money should be put else where instead to actually make a difference in the youth community. Throughout the research on the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program there was much learned on not only what the purpose of the program was meant to serve, but also rather the layout of the program, the way it was planned out and the way it came about. There were an equal amounts of both pros and cons of the program as a whole, although some of the purposes the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program were not