Index for the D.A.R.E. FAILING OUR KIDS series:

Sun, 27 Feb 2000:

D.A.R.E. Doesn't Work
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n281/a04.html

DARE Wary Of Outside Reviews
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n281/a02.html

Some Schools Opt Out Of Program
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n282/a04.html

Officers Become School Favorites
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n281/a06.html

Officers Hope To Make A Difference
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n292/a02.html

Analysis Tracks Students' Drug Use
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n292/a03.html

Mon, 28 Feb 2000:

DARE's Clout Smothers Other Drug Programs
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n292/a04.html

Raves Thrive As Teen Drug Havens
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n293/a04.html

Parents Struggle When Discussing Drugs With Teens
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n292/a05.html

Tips For Parents
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n293/a03.html

Parents' Anti-Drug Resource Guide [many website links]
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n293/a02.html

Tue, 29 Feb 2000:

Editorial: Drugs: Dare to be Honest
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n293/a05.html

Readers: Cops Key to DARE Success, Failure
http://www.mapinc.org/drugnews/v00/n293/a06.html

PARENTS' ANTI-DRUG RESOURCE GUIDE

Dr. Rebie Kingston, director of the Detroit Public Schools' Office of
Guidance, said the most important way to keep kids off drugs is for
parents to get involved. "They need to get their children involved in
meaningful activity," she said. Here are some of the telephone numbers
and Internet sites parents can use to get more information about
reaching their children:

Detroit Public Schools Office of Guidance, (313) 494-1145

Detroit Public Schools Office of School, Community and Family
Relations, (313) 494-1730

Drug Abuse Resistance Education Web site www.dare-america.com

A Web site dedicated to helping parents talk to their children about
anything www.talkingwithkids.org

American Academy of Child & Adolescent Psychiatry: (202) 966-7300,
www.aacap.org

American Academy of Pediatrics: (847) 228-5005, www.aap.org

American Psychiatric Association: (202) 682-6000, www.psych.org

Children Now uses research and mass communications to make the
well-being of children a top priority across the nation.
www.childrennow.org

Detroit Newspapers has published a booklet on drug awareness in
cooperation with the Prevention Coalition of Southeastern Michigan.
Free to teachers. Write to Detroit Newspapers, 615 W. Lafayette,
Detroit, MI 48226

Henry J. Kaiser Family Foundation is a resource for health policy
information, from a leading private family foundation. www.kff.org

National Parent Information Network is a clearinghouse on elementary
and early childhood education, and urban education. Provides
information to parents and those who work with parents and to foster
the exchange of parenting materials. Materials included full text on
the network have been reviewed for reliability and usefulness:
www.npin.org

A fantastic site for parents, run by the publisher of Parents, Child,
Family Circle and McCall's magazines: www.parents.com

SchoolCity's purpose is to enrich education by providing teachers, students
and parents the superior tools and information they need to harness the
power of the Internet: www.schoolcity.com

The American Council for Drug Education: (800) 488- DRUG, www.acde.org.

National Clearinghouse for Alcohol and Drug Information: (800) 729-6686,
www.health.org.

National Council on Alcoholism and Drug Dependence Inc.: (212) 206-6770,
Hopeline: (800) NCA-CALL, www.ncadd.org.

National Institute on Drug Abuse Information & Treatment Referral Helpline:
(800) 662-HELP

Partnership for a Drug-Free America: (212) 922-1560, www.drugfreeamerica.org

PRIDE: (770) 458-9900, www.prideusa.org

Youth Power: (800) 258-2760, www.justsayno.org

"Preparing for the Drug-Free Years: A Family Activity Book." By Hawkins, J.
David, et. al.

"Seattle: Developmental Research and Programs," 1998.

"How to Talk So Kids Will Listen & How to Listen So Kids Will Talk."
By Faber, Adele and Elaine Mazlish. Mamaroneck, N.Y. : International
Center for Creative Thinking, 1990.