Drug and Alcohol Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a popular and widely used anti-drug program in many of our nation's schools. It has been the subject of a number of rigorous experimental evaluation studies as well as many not-so-rigorous ones. Scientifically sound studies have failed to find any short or long-term effects of D.A.R.E. on drug use. Out of thirty-one schools, twenty-three were randomly assigned to receive D.A.R.…showed first 75 words of 728 total…

…showed last 75 words of 728 total…th grade that it caused them to not do drugs. It depends what kind of home life you have and what your friends do. Peer pressure is one of the biggest reasons kids start. So to wrap it up, there is no yes or no answer to the question of does the D.A.R.E. program really work. It's all a matter of self-esteem and self-discipline and if you really want to or not.