The Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program teaches children not only to refuse illicit drugs, tobacco, and alcohol, but also how to avoid gangs and violence. The program stresses decision-making skills and resistance techniques through inter-active participation.

The curriculum, taught through various school districts, is organized into 45-minutes lessons presented over seventeen weeks on topics such as:

•	Consequences of taking illegal drugs, alcohol, and tobacco
•	Resistance techniques - peer pressure and media pressure
•	Assertiveness - confident response
•	Resisting gangs and violence/vandalism
•	Positive role models - high school students who have made positive choices in their lives