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Student actors deliver message on drug abuse
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
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
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
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
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
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
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
Reality Tour gives families spin through short life of a heroin addict
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
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