Re:Florida House of Representatives approves bill to ban soc...
by 20after4 on Monday January 29, 2024 @01:59PM
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Multiple studies have determined that the dare program is entirely or almost entirely ineffective.
Here's just one: https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC1448384/
The goal of this is to bring attention to the fact that it's a problem and should be seen as undesirable, like pornography or Joe Camel. The cancellation of Joe didn't prevent kids from getting cigarettes but it did draw attention to the situation and there has been a marked decline in youth smoking since the late 90s when the mascot was removed. It's correlative, for sure, but the outcomes are undeniable. The same happened with the DARE program and class 1 drugs (except for marijuana iirc).