The Record Herald – February 21, 2008 By Denise Bonura The Record Herald Chambersburg, Pa. – Rebecca’s dramatized “life with drugs” ended with the flat beep of a heart monitor and her parents’ suffering at her funeral — and for the rest of their lives. Eighteen-year-old Rebecca Etter of Chambersburg played the role of a … Read more
– Butler Eagle – October 29, 2007 Over 1,500 Butler County parents ‘get it’. They understand their role in drug prevention and brought their children to the Reality Tour Drug Prevention Program, sitting beside them as members of the Drug Task Force told how drugs are robbing families of a future and burdening a community … Read more
Luzerne County Times Leader – October 28, 2006 By JENNIFER LEARN-ANDES A moving reality anti-drug program known to bring parents and children to tears may be coming to Luzerne County. Actors portray scenes in the life of a teen on heroin, including his prison booking, an overdose death scene using real emergency workers, and a … Read more
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – March 26, 2006 By Madeline Izzo, Pittsburgh Post-Gazette The Butler County founder of an interactive drug-abuse prevention program has been asked to bring her program to Kansas City, Mo., for some national exposure. Norma Norris, director of Candle Inc., which stands for Community Action Network for Drug-Free Lifestyle Empowerment, has been invited … Read more
Pittsburgh Post-Gazette – 2005 Babs Stewart of Butler doesn’t need a tour of the county jail to know the harsh realities of a drug arrest. She doesn’t need an explanation of the booking process, the strip searches, the delousing. Stewart needs only to look to her immediate family. Stewart’s 19-year old son is addicted; he’s … Read more