Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Education
Encyclopedia
Drug, Alcohol, and Tobacco Education, also known as DATE or D.A.T.E., is a United States
educational program offered as a more comprehensive alternative to D.A.R.E
programs.
through twelfth grade
students which seeks to discourage violence
and the use of both legal (Alcohol
, Tobacco
) and illegal drugs. DATE programs can include DARE as a component.
United States
The United States of America is a federal constitutional republic comprising fifty states and a federal district...
educational program offered as a more comprehensive alternative to D.A.R.E
Drug Abuse Resistance Education
Drug Abuse Resistance Education, better known as DARE, is an international education program that seeks to prevent use of controlled drugs, membership in gangs, and violent behavior. D.A.R.E., which has expanded globally since its founding in 1983, is a demand-side drug control strategy of the U.S....
programs.
Target audience
DATE is aimed at kindergartenKindergarten
A kindergarten is a preschool educational institution for children. The term was created by Friedrich Fröbel for the play and activity institute that he created in 1837 in Bad Blankenburg as a social experience for children for their transition from home to school...
through twelfth grade
Twelfth grade
Twelfth grade or Senior year, or Grade Twelve, are the North American names for the final year of secondary school. In most countries students then graduate at age 17 or 18. In some countries, there is a thirteenth grade, while other countries do not have a 12th grade/year at all...
students which seeks to discourage violence
Violence
Violence is the use of physical force to apply a state to others contrary to their wishes. violence, while often a stand-alone issue, is often the culmination of other kinds of conflict, e.g...
and the use of both legal (Alcohol
Alcohol
In chemistry, an alcohol is an organic compound in which the hydroxy functional group is bound to a carbon atom. In particular, this carbon center should be saturated, having single bonds to three other atoms....
, Tobacco
Tobacco
Tobacco is an agricultural product processed from the leaves of plants in the genus Nicotiana. It can be consumed, used as a pesticide and, in the form of nicotine tartrate, used in some medicines...
) and illegal drugs. DATE programs can include DARE as a component.