Project D.A.R.E. Outcome Effectiveness Revisited
Steven L. West and Keri K. O'Neal, "Project D.A.R.E. Outcome Effectiveness Revisited," American Journal of Public Health 94, issue 6 (June 2004): 1027-1029.
The D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) program, which seeks to teach school-age children to avoid drugs, remains controversial. This study from the American Journal of Public Health combined the data from published studies of D.A.R.E.'s effectiveness, finding that the program had no effect. The authors concluded, "Our study supports previous findings indicating that D.A.R.E. is ineffective."
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