Glenn Levant

In the following viewpoint, Glenn Levant argues that Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE), a worldwide drug education program implemented in U.S. public schools in 1983, discourages drug and alcohol use among adolescents. According to Levant, President and founding Director of DARE America, the program’s curriculum provides students with the skills they need to resist peer pressure.

As you read, consider the following questions:

1. In Levant’s view, what is the most important lesson DARE students learn?
2. According to the Gallup survey cited by Levant, what percentage of former DARE students have not tried drugs?
3. How much does it cost to send a child through the DARE program from kindergarten to twelfth grade, according to the author"

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