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...or stay out of it entirely. Let parents teach their kids about drugs since their opinion will probably be more respected than "the government's"...

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Programs like D.A.R.E. come about because too damned many parents don't teach their kids. I'm not defending this or any other program. I'm pointing out why they exist. Noble causes don't always result in the best of plans.

The whole friggin' "War on Drugs" was lost a long time ago. It didn't make the evening news.