Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.)

D.A.R.E. (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) is a police officer-led series of classroom lessons that teaches children from kindergarten through 12th grade how to resist peer pressure and live productive drug and violence-free lives.

Millions of school children around the world benefit from D.A.R.E., a highly acclaimed program that gives kids the skills they need to avoid involvement in drugs, gangs, and violence.

For information about D.A.R.E. programs:

• D.A.R.E. America
• D.A.R.E. Virginia