West Bridgewater Among Communities That Keep Own Version of DARE Program Alive

Drug laws relaxed for 911 calls
Two people in Washington likely died of a drug overdose yesterday. Odds are good that by midnight another two people will be dead from a fatal overdose. Tomorrow another two will succumb to drugs.

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Bellingham girl’s shirt design to help battle bullying
Samantha Duncan, a 12-year-old sixth-grader at Bellingham Memorial Middle School, was selected as the winner of the school’s inaugural Drug Abuse Resistance Education T-shirt contest this year.

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West Bridgewater among communities that keep own version of DARE program alive
When the state launched its Drug Abuse Resistance Education initiative in 1987, nearly all of 351 cities and towns eagerly adopted the program. But a budget crunch and suggestions that DARE’s methods are ineffective drove the state to cut its funding in 2004.

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