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.

“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