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the "young brain" episode (feat. the D.A.R.E story + neuroscience)

May 23, 2023 • DeAnn Knighton • Season 2 • Episode 21

In this week we review the story of the notorious D.A.R.E. program, and examine why it did not work. We talk about some recent developments in Neuroscience as it relates to the teenage brain and look at the updated D.A.R.E curriculum titled "keep'n it real"

References
https://americanaddictioncenters.org/blog/new-dare-program-work

https://www.pewresearch.org/topic/generations-age/generations/millennials/

https://real-prevention.com/

https://www.pbs.org/wgbh/pages/frontline/shows/teenbrain/interviews/

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