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<p>Of tangential interest...</p>
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brief history of DARE, the anti-drug program Jeff Sessions wants to revive<br>
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 8pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">Decades of research are unequivocal: The DARE of yesteryear didn’t work, and it may have actually made the drug problem worse.
Instead of embracing DARE’s new evidence-based practices, Sessions offered up a return to the bad old days of drug policy, when decisions were driven by gut feeling and political expediency.
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<p class="MsoNormal" style="MARGIN: 0in 0in 8pt"><span style="FONT-SIZE: 10pt; FONT-FAMILY: "Tahoma",sans-serif; LINE-HEIGHT: 107%">We already know how that story ended: billions of dollars spent, millions of people imprisoned and stronger, cheaper drugs.
DARE is already trying to turn the page on the harsh and ineffective drug policies of the past. At the moment, it appears the Justice Department is trying to revive them.<o:p></o:p></span></p>
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<p><a href="https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/12/a-brief-history-of-d-a-r-e-the-anti-drug-program-jeff-sessions-wants-to-revive/?utm_term=.825c8c523fa2">https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/wonk/wp/2017/07/12/a-brief-history-of-d-a-r-e-the-anti-drug-program-jeff-sessions-wants-to-revive/?utm_term=.825c8c523fa2</a></p>
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