Chasing the Dragon Makes Big Impact at Lake Fenton
Presentation performed for the public for the first time.
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For the first time Saturday Community Parent performed the shock and awe Chasing the Dragon presentation for the public.
It made quite an impact.
Residents and students packed the Lake Fenton High School auditorium for the performance.
Sam Jawhari, who lost a daughter to a heroin overdose nearly a year ago, let his emotions flow during his speech, saying "what went wrong!?"
The Chasing the Dragon presentation has reached more than 14,000 students.
Community Parent was formed in conjunction with the Chasing the Dragon presentation in March of 2011 after two teenage girls died two days apart of heroin overdoses. Community Parent was formed to provide resources to educate and ensure the safety of all children one community at a time.
For more information please go to: www.CommunityParent.org
Jason Alexander
11:50 am on Monday, January 23, 2012
What do you think of the presentation? Good for kids? Or too much?
Stephen Handley
12:14 pm on Monday, January 23, 2012
They need more of this, not less! It may save their lives! I believe full semester classes on the real socioeconomic, psychological, mental, physiological, and other negative effects of drugs should be taught in all schools beginning in the late-elementary years and go on all the way through high school. This war is the one that is most likely to take this country down. Drugs and lack of real understanding of their impact are the real 'terrorists'! Trust me! I know. Been there ... did that for 30 years, and survived by the grace of God to help others!
Billy Owens
7:59 am on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
It depends on what you mean by kids, children I would say no. I think the good starting age for the presentation its 11. At that age they are understanding peer pressure and what it takes to be "cool." This presentation shows them the things that happen to you when you try drugs for only one time. It educates them that drugs can and will suck you in and ruin your life.
So, for a short answer I believe the good starting age for the presentation is when they enter middle school.
Jason Alexander
9:53 am on Tuesday, January 24, 2012
I believe it is toned down just a touch for middle school students. More and more schools are wanting the presentation performed.