By the late 1990s, there can be no doubt that DARE stood alongside Mothers Against Drunk Driving (MADD) as one of the premier problem-oriented social movements of its time. ... The only problem, according to numerous of studies on the program is that DARE does not work. ... Gary Peterson of Colorado, the founder of the fledgling national group Parents Against DARE, says, "Our schools are giving away more and more time to social-engineering programs that have not been sufficiently researched." ... During these weekly classes, DARE officers taught the following: Personal safety practices; D...

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What I mean by this is that the liberty and freedom once relished by many is fading away, a matter which I plan to address in the remainder of my paper What happened to this idealistic society basking in freedom and security? ... In 1971, a couple of those Americans, antagonistic Goldwater Republicans abhorred by Richard Nixon and what the GOP had become--socially conservative and the pusher of big government--gathered in the home of MIT graduate and founder of a new political economic classification known as the Nolan Chart, David Nolan. ... During the 1970s and 1980s, antiwar, anti-au...

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Some people begin using in a social setting, succumbing to peer pressure, and for others it becomes a method of escape for those things that bring pressure and anxiety. ... N.A. and groups help teach the client that they need to change people, places and things in their previous social setting that encompassed the use of drugs. ... This research is showing great promise in the search for an effective treatment plan for those that suffer from addiction. ... In the recovery setting the intern learned how to apply spirituality, social learning theory, attachment theory and cognitive behavior th...

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