Gen Zers and Millennials alike are somewhat familiar with Drug Abuse Resistance Education, aka D.A.R.E. — This drug prevention program launched in Los Angeles in 1983 with the mission of "teaching specific information about specific drugs and their negative effects," and it infamously has young students pledge never to do drugs. Recently, D.A.R.E. has seemingly come out of the woodwork and begun making headlines for criticizing one über-popular HBO series: Euphoria , which is currently airing its second season . While Euphoria —which features drug-related subject matter, including a recent scene in which Zendaya's character almost overdoses—has been well-received by critics and audiences, D.A.R.E. is taking issue with how the series allegedly glorifies "destructive behaviors." "Rather than further each parent's desire to keep their children safe from the potentially horrific consequences of drug abuse and other high-risk behavior, HBO's television drama, Euphoria ,...
