DARE

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DARE stands for Drug Abuse Resistance Education. The program in the Shenendehowa Central School District is sponsored by the Saratoga County Sheriff's Office, Sheriff James D. Bowen, and Deputy Rodney Gwiazdowski. Chango's DARE program runs from September to February. We finish the program with a meaningful and educational graduation ceremony. The DARE program helps students to make informed decisions and to believe in themselves. It teaches them the gate-way drugs and how to say no to them. The DARE curriculum focuses on the following topics:

Drug use and misuse

Consequences of behavior

Violence identification & strategies to manage conflict

Resisting peer pressure

Building self - esteem

Assertive Training

Managing stress without drugs and violence

Media images of drug use and violence

Role Models

Support Systems

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