The Life Skills Education C.I.C. DARE (Drug Abuse Resistance Education) programmes are delivered to young people aged 9 to 16 to help raise their awareness and develop the skills they need to make informed choices and lead a safe and healthy life. It is emphasised to young people that they need to be clear about what we mean by the word drug. Most of us automatically associate 'drugs' with illicit drugs such as heroin and cocaine. At DARE our starting point is that we live in a world where drugs are common place; prescription drugs and volatile substances such as aerosols and cleaning fluids, as well as alcohol and tobacco are all harmful if misused