D. A. Re Pros And Cons

Back in 1983, there was a program founded in Los Angeles that had spread throughout the country in little to no time. This program was otherwise known as D.A.R.E. which stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education and what the program did was give advice and teach skills to younger children that are necessary in order to avoid drugs, gangs, violence, and things of that nature that will come about in future of most children (DARE). The problem is that 1983 is over 32 years ago, and the D.A.R.E program that once was in full swing, unfortunately has little to no impact on the children anymore. Something needs to be done to help.
Drugs have been around for years on end, but what is astonishing is the variety of drugs that are out there. It is endless, there are new drugs introduced everywhere all the time. There is your typical drugs such as cigarettes and cocaine, but currently you have drugs such as bath salts and molly being added into the mix. It is important that teenagers know of and are educated on the fact that these drugs are nothing to joke about.
In the beginning D.A.R.E seemed to show a lot of success, it was the first program to do what it does in the entire world (America). Word spread rapidly and then moving on from Los Angeles it spread like wildfire to states all over the country. …show more content…
program and having a more effective program regarding drug resistance to the children is the use of the program. It is inexpensive while very informative, it ranges from all ages which is beneficial to the children from elementary school all the way up to high school. Drugs have and will continue to be a problem within the lives of everyone everywhere. It is to the point where it is almost impossible to get through life without being offered any type of drug at least once. The purpose of CLFC is so when that one day when drugs are offered to the youth comes, they will be educated on the topic enough to be able to say