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Reality Tour: Adult Attendees’ Perceptions about a Community Based Drug Prevention Program
Author(s) -
Sturges Judith E.,
Garlick James Tyler
Publication year - 2018
Publication title -
juvenile and family court journal
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.155
H-Index - 19
eISSN - 1755-6988
pISSN - 0161-7109
DOI - 10.1111/jfcj.12121
Subject(s) - substance abuse , perception , presentation (obstetrics) , drug prevention , psychology , medical education , medicine , psychiatry , surgery , neuroscience
In 2003, the Reality Tour was established by CANDLE , Inc., which is a non‐profit organization with an aim to prevent substance abuse in Butler, Pennsylvania. Demand grew for the replication of the Tour to be presented in other locations. In 2014, the Latrobe and Derry Area Reality Tour was established. The Tour is a community‐based drug prevention presentation designed to engage both parents and children in an interactive event with the intention of educating them about the consequences of drug use. Data for this study were collected from Adult Exit Surveys between September, 2014 and May, 2016. A total of 226 surveys were reviewed. Findings suggest that the Tour has provided important drug prevention information to the attendees, and it has created a venue for parents and children to increase their discussions about drug abuse. In addition, the Tour has assisted in community awareness about the consequences of drug abuse.