The North Brunswick Police Department offers Drug Abuse Resistance Education to students in each of the townships four elementary schools. D.A.R.E. is a collaborative effort by D.A.R.E. certified law enforcement officers, educators, students, parents, and community to offer an educational program in the classroom to prevent or reduce drug abuse and violence among children and youth.

The D.A.R.E. program offers preventive strategies to enhance those protective factors - especially bonding to the family, school and community - which appear to foster the development of resiliency in young people who may be at risk for substance abuse or other problem behaviors. These strategies focus on the development of social competence, communication skills, self-esteem, empathy, decision making, conflict resolution, sense of purpose and independence, and positive alternative activities to drug abuse and other destructive behaviors.

D.A.R.E. offers a variety of interactive, group-participation, cooperative-learning activities which are designed to encourage students to solve problems of major importance in their lives. Program content is age appropriate and curriculums are available for grades K-2, 3&4, and 5&6 as well as the middle and high schools.