jillio
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I do know that both my kids had programs in their Elementary school with a program from DARE. Sadly, son does not remember what he did at all, just that the school celebrated "Red Ribbon week" and daughter remembers it all. Go figure! Daughter has said that it is that program that still keeps her from even wanting to try drugs or alcohol. Son, on the other hand, thinks he would like to "try". He knows it isn't safe or actually advisable. He knows his cousins are drinkers and smokers. He knows that one of his uncles went through AA and NA and is still dry and clean. He also knows that the other uncle is still a drinker and smoker. He knows my father was an alcoholic. Even after knowing all this, he wants to try.
Exactly. Fear tactics and just say no do not work. And DARE makes the huge mistake of actually trying to make kids believe that the effects and consequences of smoking a joint are the same as shooting heroin. That actually encourages kids to try harder drugs. Your daughter is probably one of those kids that would never have any interest in trying drugs or alcohol to start with, even without having been to a DARE program.
But I do know that Veterans stadium in Philadelphia had a jail inside and the new "Linc" had one too. I say had because they closed that jail because fan behavior has improved.
These links were all found in a few seconds time, just to demonstrate that the information is there if one chooses to educate oneself. However, if one chooses to minimize and ignore the implications of the number of hate groups in America, one will focus on the number of links.


