How to Blow $700 Million a Year on a Bad Habit: “DARE, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program, took
its first step toward recovery on February 14 — it admitted it had a problem.
Eighteen years after its inception, DARE finally acknowledged what study
after peer-reviewed study has found: Despite expending $700 million per
year, the DARE program has not helped reduce teen drug use. In fact,
according to the latest government study, teen drug use has risen since 1990
and remains stable at record-high levels.” Tompaine.com