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Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) is a 15-week program for fifth and sixth graders. The program builds self confidence and self esteem in today's youth. If a child has confidence in himself, it will be easier for him to resist peer pressure and the temptation of drugs, alcohol and gang activity.
 D.A.R.E. is an element of Oak Forest's community policing strategy that:
Humanizes police officers and encourages young people to relate to them as people.
Provides an opportunity for students to see officers in a helping role, not just an enforcement role.
Opens lines of communication between law enforcement and youth, providing information beyond drug or gang related topics.
D.A.R.E. provides a forum for schools, police departments and parents to discuss community issues. In fact, it is present in 75% of our nation's school districts and in more than 43 countries around the world.
Did you know?
Alcohol is a depressant which affects the body by slowing down the central nervous system.
Alcohol is still the number one drug problem for youth.
More than 3,000,000 teens are alcoholics.
An alcohol-related family problem strikes 1 in 4 Americans.
Alcohol impairs the brain's ability to use self control and impairs memory by disrupting the transfer of information into long term memory.
Alcohol consumption increases the likelihood of injury or death resulting from vehicle accidents.
The younger a person starts drinking, the more likely it is that he or she will drink heavily, drink stronger drinks, and have an alcohol or drug problem when he or she is older.
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