Pubdate: Tue, 13 Nov 2007 Source: Parksville Qualicum Beach News (CN BC) Copyright: 2007 Parksville Qualicum Beach News Contact: http://www.pqbnews.com/ Details: http://www.mapinc.org/media/1361 Referenced: http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v07/n1241/a12.html Author: Stan White DARE TO COMPARE EFFECTIVENESS Constable Jeff Scott forgot to mention (The News, Oct. 26), nearly every study, including government studies, show Drug Abuse Resistance Education (DARE) is a failure and may be causing more drug use than no anti drug education at all. It's understandable that police and their unions want to create more low risk jobs and increase job security, but the money should be used for programs proven effective; which is not DARE. And isn't there a conflict of interest when DARE police officers teach that cannabis (marijuana, the devil weed), is bad and God indicates He created all the seed bearing plants saying they are all good, on literally the very first page of the Bible (see: Genesis 1:11-12 and 29-30)? Stan White Dillon, Colorado - --- MAP posted-by: Jay Bergstrom