Members of the Walton County Youth Advocacy Board opened the “Haunted House of Addictions” Friday in Monroe to raise awareness of drugs and alcohol and to show youth the dangers of substance abuse.
guests will walk through a haunted house and see vignettes depicting people at various stages of addiction, from the first time they use street or prescription drugs and alcohol to worst-case scenarios such as accidents, death and prison.
Tessa Barnes, the organiser and a sophomore at Monroe Area High School. “Around Halloween, there are plenty of haunted houses, but this one is different because we’re not just trying to scare people, We’re trying to teach the dangers of drugs and alcohol to people of all ages, but in a way that’s also fun. I hope teens who come to the haunted house will see how bad drugs are, I know a lot of teens are caught up in trying to fit in and give in to peer pressure. I hope they realize drugs aren’t fun but are scary and dangerous and can ruin your life in a second.”
I think this is a fabulous way to educate people of the dangers of drugs and alcohol, perhaps someone in the UK will do an event like this next year. To read more about this event please visit http://onlineathens.com
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