DARE Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) is a program designed to discourage drug use and violence among school age children. ... During these weekly classes, DARE officers taught the following: Personal safety practices; Drug use and misuse; Consequences of using and not using drugs; Resisting pressures to use drugs; Resistance techniques-ways to say no; Building self-esteem; Assertiveness; Managing stress without using drugs; Media influences on drug use; Decision making and risk taking; Alternatives to drug use; Other activities; Officer-planned lesson; Role modeling; Project DARE s...

• Word Count: 3244
• Approx Pages: 13
• Grade Level: High School

Anabolic steroids work by connecting to the cells of the person taking the drug. ... Other drugs work in the same way. Asprin, for example, connects to the receptors of the cells that control the transmitting of pain and inflamation. ... When kids saw Mark McGwire break the home run record by hitting an amazing 70 home runs in one season, the trend of using performance enhancing drugs really began in high school sports. ... It is a giant risk that some take Teenagers today less worried about trying these drugs. ...

• Word Count: 2665
• Approx Pages: 11
• Grade Level: High School

During the 1980's, the United States saw an increase in drug use and drug related crime throughout the country. ... This era, known as the War on Drugs, introduced zero-tolerance policies as a measure of combating this crime wave that so many feared. ...

• Word Count: 4044
• Approx Pages: 16
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Graduate

The colonists under European control agreed it would benefit all if Aboriginal people conformed to their values and beliefs. ... Two other legal documents that also made matters worse were the Indian Acts of 1876 and 1880, in which Indian self-government was abolished, as well as finance and all other services including education were under control of the Federal government. ...

• Word Count: 3568
• Approx Pages: 14
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: Undergraduate

It is based on four basic principles: stronger accountability for results, increased flexibility and local control, expanded options for parents, and an emphasis on teaching methods that have been proven to work. ... Other changes in the policy are efforts to keep are schools safe and drug-free. ...

• Word Count: 2518
• Approx Pages: 10
• Has Bibliography
• Grade Level: High School