: Some reports noted immediate improvements in students' social skills, attitudes toward drug use, and relationship with law enforcement. However, these effects typically diminished within one to five years.
Abstract. Objectives. We provide an updated meta-analysis on the effectiveness of Project D.A.R.E. in preventing alcohol, tobacco, PubMed Central (PMC) (.gov) The Dare Project
: Meta-analyses and multi-year studies have shown that the original D.A.R.E. curriculum had "no statistically significant long-term effect" on preventing youth drug use. : Some reports noted immediate improvements in students'
In response to these findings, the program has undergone significant changes: Project D.A.R.E. Outcome Effectiveness Revisited - PMC attitudes toward drug use