Monday, May 22, 6-8pm
REGISTRATION
Atascadero Lake Pavilion
Two ways to register:
9315 Pismo Ave., Atascadero MYTH: “It won’t happen to me. I would never do drugs.” REALITY: Atascadero teens are using drugs.*
• Complete the bottom half of this form • Online: https://goo.gl/forms/FHt7aYWjkU1sj7Zp1 • Online: www.lighthouseatascadero.org Monday, May 22, 6-8pm Atascadero Lake Pavilion
In 2015-16, 11th grade Atascadero teens reported • • • •
50% have consumed alcohol 42% have smoked marijuana 8% have used a psychedelic (e.g. ecstasy, LSD) 18% used a prescription medicine that was not prescribed to them.
Join the Reality Tour®! Participants will follow the fate of a fictitious teen addicted to drugs. Participants will witness dramatic scenes of arrest and booking, overdose, and a funeral. Attendees will become familiar with the addictive drugs that affect Atascadero. The tour will include an interview with a local parent who lost her son to addiction. The Reality Tour® encourages dialogue about drug use between parents and their children. Children who talk to their parents about drug use are 42% less likely to use and develop a drug addiction. Reality Tour® is designed for youth in grades 6-12. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian.
MYTH: “It won’t happen to me. I would never do drugs.” REALITY: • Prescription drug use is responsible for more deaths per year than illegal drug abuse. • 100 Americans die every day from drug overdose Reality Tour® is designed for youth in grades 6-12. Minors must be accompanied by a parent or guardian. Call 462-4350 (8am-4pm) with questions. Hand this form to a Lighthouse Member, or return to: Lighthouse, 4507 Del Rio Road, Atascadero, CA 93422
[email protected] Adult Name: ______________________________ Phone _____________
Follow the directions on the back side of this card to register. Pre-registration is mandatory. *2015-2016 California Healthy Kids Survey The Reality Tour® is a national project of CANDLE, Inc., a non-profit organization www.RealityTour.org
The 2017 Reality Tour is graciously sponsored by Atascadero Elks Lodge #2733, the City of Atascadero, and the Greyhound Foundation.
Child’s Name: _________________________________Grade:________ Adult email: _______________________________________________ Address:___________________________________________________ City, State, Zip:______________________________________________ Lighthouse is a committee of the Atascadero Greyhound Foundation, a 503© non-profit organization.
