‘Reality Tour' scheduled this month

Take the pledge to be drug free MILFORD — The Child Death Review Team will again present the ‘Reality Tour’ on April 24 from 1 to 4 p.m. at the First Presbyterian Church in Milford. Participants will follow the fate of a fictitious teen addicted to heroin. The tour includes dramatic scenes that include a peer pressure scene, an arrest and prison experience as well as dramatic emergency room overdose scene and funeral scene. All of these scenes are performed by community volunteers. A narrative by the “addict” precedes each scene including the constant reminder “I’m Just like You.” The Child Death Review Team reviews all deaths occurring in Pike County from birth to 21 years in order to determine ways to prevent future deaths. The team has found that adolescent deaths directly related to drugs or alcohol has escalated in our county. The Reality Tour Drug Prevention program is an evidence based program and has the support of the Pike County Commissioners, the Pike County District Attorney, The Delaware Valley School Board and numerous non profit and business organizations of Pike County. The tour is recommended for children 10 and up when accompanied by a parent. Advance reservation is necessary, as space is limited. Parental Consent is also required along with a five dollar registration fee. The Reality Tour is a highly emotional experience that touches parent and child to form the foundation for on going parent child dialogue. The sponsors are extremely grateful for the support and volunteers they have received from the community. They are still in need of more volunteers especially youth ages 10-18 for the peer pressure scenes. If you would like to know more about this program or are able to lend your support in any way please call Jill Gamboni @ 570-296-3447 or 570-390-9102.