Group marks 10 years of telling of drug use risks
Candle Inc. is celebrating 10 years of Reality Tours.
The group, which tells youth about the risks of drug use, will have an open house at 100 Brugh Ave. from noon to 2 and 4 to 7 p.m. Thursday.
Reality Tours, according to a statement from Candle, “takes parents and children for a ‘walk in the life of a teen on drugs.’” The tour uses dramatic scenes from emergency rooms and funeral homes to show what drugs can do to a person.
People who attend Reality Tours hear from law enforcement officials and people recovering from drug use. Attendees also go home with a picture of themselves morphed to show how drugs would change their bodies.
“If parents aren’t seeking out comprehensive information on drugs, they are putting their children in harm,” said Norma Norris, executive director of Candle.
“The worst thing a parent can do is lull themselves into the idea that it’s not their child,” Norris said about who can be involved with drug abuse.
Information about Candle and registration forms for Reality Tours can be found at www.candleinc.org.
Upcoming Reality Tours include those at:
• YWCA, 120 W. Cunningham St., Butler, at 6 p.m. the second Monday of each month.
• Adams Township Municipal Building, 690 Valencia Road, Mars, at 6 p.m. the second Thursday of each month.
