Norma Norris

Norma Norris is the Executive Director of the nonprofit CANDLE, Inc.. EIN 71-0962470. Mrs. Norris has been a civic leader all her adult life. She and her husband Charles raised their three sons in Butler, PA. In an effort to preserve the integrity of her community, when heroin first appeared in early 2000, Norma created the parent/child drug prevention program called Reality Tour that is now replicated in the U.S. Her talents have progressed as well as her influence in the prevention field.

Drug abuse dramatized to teach families on Reality Tour

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KTVQ – January 19, 2012 BILLINGS – The best time to teach kids about problems with drugs is when they’re in middle school…according to the Roots of Promise. The Roots of Promise emphasized the problems with dramatizations at Lockwood Middle School, Thursday night. A girl dying from a drug overdose is one of the realities … Read more

Community committed to health of its youth

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Billings Gazette – January 13, 2012 Last fall, parents and their children were given the opportunity to experience the dramatic reality of a child who uses drugs. Thanks to the dedicated members of the Billings Jaycees, Lockwood Fire Department, Lockwood School District, Montana Crime Prevention Association, Montana State Elks Association, United Way of Yellowstone County, … Read more

Student actors deliver message on drug abuse

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Timesonline.com – March 8, 2011 BADEN – The evening began with a teenage girl from Beaver inviting friends to a gathering that promised “party favors” for everyone. It ended with a Blackhawk varsity football jacket draped across an open coffin. Party favors? “Drugs and alcohol. Don’t be stupid.” “People get messed up from that stuff.” … Read more

Reality Tour reveals consequences of drug abuse

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Daily Times – January 20, 2011 By LINDA REILLY Times Correspondent UPPER DARBY — Upper Darby High School students, participating in the county’s first Reality Tour, learned the consequences of experimenting with drugs The dramatic scenes began with a casual conversation and invitation to a teen party where booze and drugs would be free-flowing, and … Read more

Families Protected by Healthcare Professionals Drug Prevention Outreach

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Behavioral Health Central – June 18, 2010 Published on BehavioralHealthCentral.com By Norma Norris, Executive Director CANDLE, Inc. Caption: Dr. Jeffrey David, OB/GYN, Armstrong County Memorial Hospital, played role of grieving father in original Butler Reality Tour. Every medical professional witnesses the effects of addiction on patients. Many agonize how addiction destroys families, fuels crime, changes … Read more

Students Stand Against Drugs

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Butler Eagle – May 2, 2010 They display their pledge on T-shirts About 250 sixth grade students at Mars Centennial School and 150 sixth grade students at Buffalo and South Buffalo elementary schools made a pledge to be drug-free in a unique manner. Each of the students was given an “I Promise” T-shirt designed by … Read more

“Reality Tour” Exposes Teens to Reality of Substance Abuse

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Behavioral Health Central – February 19, 2010 By Dennis Miller, BHC Senior Writer Classroom lectures, assembly-hall speeches and informational brochures can give teens the facts on drug and alcohol use, but fall short of offering a direct, realistic and emotional experience of drug abuse’s often devastating consequences. The interactive educational experience called Reality Tour® is designed … Read more

Reality Tour focuses on drug addiction

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The Times Leader – January 27, 2010 By Rory Sweeney Staff Writer WEST PITTSTON – Without actually dying from a drug overdose, students from Wyoming Area and Greater Pittston Area school districts experienced what might be the next closest thing on Monday evening. About a year ago, Wyoming Valley Alcohol and Drug Services, Inc. purchased … Read more

Program about drugs shows consequences

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The Record Herald – February 21, 2008 By Denise Bonura Chambersburg, Pa. – Did you know that 40 percent of high school students think it’s OK to try heroin? Did you know that one in five eighth-graders has already tried marijuana? Did you know that the average age a person starts using drugs these days … Read more