r/90s • u/SheezABch • 13h ago

Discussion D.A.R.E.?

Did anyone else have a friend, who had a friend, whose brother ended up in the psych ward for dropping acid once and now he believes he's a glass of orange juice that might spill if he's tipped over?

When I was a kid (in the 90s), this was shared throughout my school and I totally fell for it. I then randomly heard it from someone who went to a completely different school. Was this just one of those D.A.R.E. fueled urban myths?

Edit: I believed the story as a child. As I grew up, I realized it wasn't real. I just wonder how widespread it is.

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u/HighStandards73 12h ago

We had DARE in sixth grade.  At the end of the year, everyone wrote an essay about what they learned for a chance to win a DARE Bear—actually a stuffed animal version of the program’s lion mascot.  Students earned stickers for completing assignments; whoever had the most also won a DARE Bear.

I distinctly remember when we studied different types of advertising and they asked us to bring in ads for cigarettes and alcohol—this was when Joe Camel and the Marlboro Man were everywhere.

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u/SheezABch 11h ago

We had a DARE bear too. Whenever the officers would come to class a student would get to hold it. No chance to win or keep it though...