DARE Dumps Trail Blazers
Anti-Drug Program No Longer Accepts Tickets
PORTLAND -- The anti-drug program DARE has cut its ties with the Portland Trail Blazers.
The Blazers have provided free game tickets for children, but DARE officials say they're not going to accept them until some of the players clean up their acts.
"We are about making good choices and picking role models. And the kids are pretty keen -- they don't get a lot past them," DARE educator Deputy Mike Olds told KOIN 6 News.
Team officials would not comment on the DARE program but pointed out that other community groups, such as the Portland Police Activities League, support the team.
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