Youth Drug Education: When D.A.R.E Fails

Youth Drug Education:  When D.A.R.E Fails
San Gabriel A, Lobby Level
It’s obvious that the billions spent to deter America’s youth from drug use has been a failure. How can we improve on the current paradigm?  What are alternative models that deliver honest and realistic drug education?  And what is the relationship between drug education and drug policy reform?

Facilitator: Marsha Rosenbaum, Director Emerita, San Francisco, Drug Policy Alliance

• Joel Brown, Executive Director, Center for Educational Research and Development (CERD), Berkeley, CA
• Eddie Einbinder, author, How to Have Fun and Not Die, New York, NY
• Allen Frimpong, Capacity Building Assistance Specialist, Harm Reduction Coalition, New York, NY
• Morris Jenkins, Associate Professor of Criminal Justice, University of Toledo
• Tamara Kalnins, Substance Education Coordinator, Canadian Students for Sustainable Drug Policy
• Thomas Nicholson, Professor, Public Health, Western Kentucky University