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Project D.A.R.E. Outcome Effectiveness Revisited

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Journal Am J Public Health
Specialty Public Health
Date 2004 Jul 14
PMID 15249310
Citations 53
Authors
Steven L West
Keri K ONeal
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Abstract

Objectives: We provide an updated meta-analysis on the effectiveness of Project D.A.R.E. in preventing alcohol, tobacco, and illicit drug use among school-aged youths.

Methods: We used meta-analytic techniques to create an overall effect size for D.A.R.E. outcome evaluations reported in scientific journals.

Results: The overall weighted effect size for the included D.A.R.E. studies was extremely small (correlation coefficient = 0.011; Cohen d = 0.023; 95% confidence interval = -0.04, 0.08) and nonsignificant (z = 0.73, NS).

Conclusions: Our study supports previous findings indicating that D.A.R.E. is ineffective.

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