alex <cp@omaha.com> wrote:

nobody@shell.portal.com wrote:

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I was talking about this with a cop recently, and he said that the DARE program was the most effective tactic against drug abuse. He admitted

Sorry to be straying from crypto, but:

I heard exactly the opposite, that studies have shown no difference whatsover in the usage rates in kids who went through DARE and kids who don't go through DARE.

I don't know; this was just one cop's opinion based upon his experience. He said most of his offenders were in their late 40s, having picked up a heroin problem after taking mophine in Vietnam, and they were doing all sorts of crazy (and stupid) things to support their habits. He said that the drug problem was 'getting better' because many of the junkies were dying from overdoses, and fewer of the younger generation were getting involved in that type of thing. YMMV depending on which part of the country you live in. You're right, this isn't crypto, but I suppose the war on drugs does bring up some privacy issues...