Who went to D.A.R.E.?

J&A2008

My son came home yesterday and said they watched an anti-drug video in P.E. (which I had to give permission for) and we got to talking about what I learned in school.

Anyone remember a video where people were dressed up in costumes as the different drugs?  Really creepy/sleazy costumes?  I remember they kind of freaked me out. 

Thankfully, his video was nothing like that.  I kind of want to find a clip to show him, though.  He thought my description was funny.

gimmietimmies

It wasn't around yet when I was in school. My kids have gone (l and t anyway).

tarebear9891

I did. I remember them showing the difference between the pig lungs. One set were from a pig that was exposed to cigarette smoke and were black and charred.

I also remember that I did a demo for them and had to do a ton of jumping jacks breathing through a straw. Apparently that's what being a smoker feels like...

J&A2008

Found it!

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=qIm1PKk7Y3w 

I really just want to see the people dressed as drugs.

Here's a clip of "Pot and Booze" but it's really crappy quality.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=AaW7YV-4VUs  

ATMmom324

I went but I don't remember the movie.  I remember we wrote little books about drugs.

J&A2008

I am cracking up watching this.

My mom worked in the school and now I remember her saying that parents were mad about this video because it hammers in the message that cigarettes and alcohol are drugs, so kids were telling parents they were "doing drugs" because they smoked or drank.

missyishere

I don't think we had an option- D.A.R.E. came to us.  I won the drawing contest one year with my awesome drunk driving depiction. 

Karschingham

All I remember from DARE was trying on the beer goggles, I thought they were awesome, lol

rachael_c26

I remember DARE, but apparently I got robbed of the experience. There were no beer goggles, no drawing contests, book makings, creepy movies with people dressed as drugs,no jumping jacks through straws.

DARE at my school was just an officer who came and told us horrible things about drugs that were supposed to make us scared shittless to try them. Then we went back to class.

Sigh. But when I see DARE I automatically think of the black shirt with the red DARE printed slanted across the front and the slogan, "To resist drugs and violence."

Also, my brother still wears his DARE shirt... It's at least three sizes too small.

FWIW. I never really did any drugs. I drink though. I tried weed once, but couldn't figure out how to inhale it. My dad got really really sick from cigarettes so that ruined them for me. Oh, and in middle school and high school, I thought I was violent, but looking back, I was just a twat who thought she was "hard".

quidditchcapn1120

Cate1234:

missyleaferg:

I don't think we had an option- D.A.R.E. came to us.  I won the drawing contest one year with my awesome drunk driving depiction. 

This.  The police office in charge of the D.A.R.E. program at my school had an affair with our teacher.  It was quite the scandal and the only thing I remember about the program.  

This happened at our school too, except it was our principal, not the teacher.  

I also remember that at our DARE graduation, the theme song was "Total Eclipse of the Heart".  It must've worked, I never tried drugs (except alcohol, but not until I was in college).

Wufroggy79

We had DARE in 5th grade.  Can't remember the videos though.

catycate

I did, but I don't remember the videos. Probably because of all the drugs I did in high school.

MrsGoodkat

Cate1234:

This.  The police office in charge of the D.A.R.E. program at my school had an affair with our teacher.  It was quite the scandal and the only thing I remember about the program.  

LOL when I did my student teaching, the DARE officer took up with one of the teachers. Although she was single and I'm pretty sure he ended his marriage before they started dating.  

ChuggingWater

Oh yes.  I won the D.A.R.E. 5th grade essay contest.

Don't remember the videos though.

KJmashup

rachael_c26:

I remember DARE, but apparently I got robbed of the experience. There were no beer goggles, no drawing contests, book makings, creepy movies with people dressed as drugs,no jumping jacks through straws.

DARE at my school was just an officer who came and told us horrible things about drugs that were supposed to make us scared shittless to try them. Then we went back to class.

Sigh. But when I see DARE I automatically think of the black shirt with the red DARE printed slanted across the front and the slogan, "To resist drugs and violence."

Exact same here. I have a feeling that if it were any more than that, a bunch of people in my classes would be laughing hysterically. 

colliebabe

J&A2008:

I am cracking up watching this.

My mom worked in the school and now I remember her saying that parents were mad about this video because it hammers in the message that cigarettes and alcohol are drugs, so kids were telling parents they were "doing drugs" because they smoked or drank.

Well, technically alcohol and nicotine are drugs, considering a drug is any chemical that causes a change in a person's body or behavior. But caffeine and ibuprofen are also drugs.  We almost need a word between "drug" and "illegal drug" that encompasses alcohol, tobacco and even marijuana.

Yeah DARE definitely doesn't work. It's not an evidence-based curriculum, which is why a lot of school districts don't fund it anymore.

Icarusalsoflew

My DARE officer wound up committing suicide soo there's that.

mamaZbo

I remember DARE. We had to write some essay or something and I won, so for a reward I got to read my essay out loud in front of an entire auditorium-to me that was worse than death. I got a medal and a tee shirt too... I was pretty cool, and obviously the envy of all my peers.

After that we had some poetry memorization/reading outloud contest. I made sure I sucked at it so I got eliminated early.

mben1119

I went through DARE. And still ended up doing a lot of drugs.

J&A2008

Wow.  Lots of scandalous DARE officers. 

Ours was a parent of one of my classmates.  Straight, boring, and not great at selecting videos.

andyyougoonie

I went through DARE the first year it was established at our school.  It totally worked on me.  Our officer was named Deputy Randy.  He had a DARE bear that he took with him everywhere and one kid would get to hold him during each class.  And we all got black DARE shirts.  That's all I remember about it.  lol. 

Wine O Mite

I did D.A.R.E,, S.A.D.D., and P.A.N.D.A. and yeah, I still drink and do other things.

But I was always very smart about it. 

ammare

I have a really embarrassing story about the D.A.R.E program. I still get embarrassed when I think about it now.

I don't know if all the workbooks were the same. But, there was one page where you got to fill in a personalized license plate. I could not think of anything to write. Everyone was coming up with clever things. Not me. Finally, I had it! I came up with something that fit in the spaces. It actually wasn't true. But, it was kind of a gross farm animal. So, what the heck. IH8PIGS

The office came up and asked me "The animal or people?" I said "Animal, of course." Could not figure out why he was questioning it. So, I went home and told my mother the story. Then, she gasped in horror and told me what "Pigs" could actually mean. Seriously, I have been mortified ever since. I still want to contact that officer to this day and tell him I truly had no idea.

mejane123

We started DARE in 4th grade in my district, and I had it again in 5th, I think another time after that, and again in high school. We didn't go to anything, we just had DARE class once a week for a marking period or something. An we got tshirts.
I came from a small town, and a lot of kids didn't have much to do on weekends but get drunk or stoned. So clearly repeated DARE classes worked wonders.

My officer had no scandals that I know of. I do think I ended up getting drunk at a bar with him and several of my friends once we all became legal. But we also got drunk with a lot of our old teachers, too, so that's not really too surprising.

Karschingham

ammare:

I have a really embarrassing story about the D.A.R.E program. I still get embarrassed when I think about it now.

I don't know if all the workbooks were the same. But, there was one page where you got to fill in a personalized license plate. I could not think of anything to write. Everyone was coming up with clever things. Not me. Finally, I had it! I came up with something that fit in the spaces. It actually wasn't true. But, it was kind of a gross farm animal. So, what the heck. IH8PIGS

The office came up and asked me "The animal or people?" I said "Animal, of course." Could not figure out why he was questioning it. So, I went home and told my mother the story. Then, she gasped in horror and told me what "Pigs" could actually mean. Seriously, I have been mortified ever since. I still want to contact that officer to this day and tell him I truly had no idea.

omg I'm dying, soooo funny LOL

MrsGoodkat

I didn't go through DARE and I've only smoked two cigarettes, smoked weed once, and gotten drunk probably way less than the majority of people on this board.

Hmm.