FLAGSTAFF (NAZ Today)– After 20 years, the Drug Abuse Resistance Education program will be suspended due to budget cuts.
The program strives to spread drug abuse awareness among fifth graders on the national and local scale. Coconino County Sheriff Bill Pribil says federal, state and local funding cuts impacted his departments programs, and the agency had to cut some to preserve the vital public safety services. Pribil hopes information on avoiding drugs, alcohol, gangs and violence can still be accessable to students, despite the suspension of DARE.
Teen Challenge will bring STAY SHARP, Drug Awareness, Education, and Prevention program to any school or youth organization. This fast paced, hard-hitting, dynamic video presents the dangers and consequences of drug and alcohol use. Teen Challenge staff and students (youth and young adults in the recovery program) tell their personal stories of drug use and answer questions. Call 800 346-7859