Anti-drug program dares to change.

The article offers information on the Drug Abuse Resistance Education (D.A.R.E.) program being implemented at schools in Athens County, Ohio. Topics include the D.A.R.E. program's focus on the drug problem, how the youth can make responsible decisions, and positive interactions between the children and the police, the changes to the D.A.R.E. program since it began in 1988 up, and the details of the current iteration of the D.A.R.E. program which now addresses the issue of school violence.