Scared Straight Tour, Program, Vancouver, Native Bands

Intro Video	The Scared Straight Tour
	The Scared Straight Tour teaches youth about the dangers of addiction by letting them see first hand the devastation it creates. We do this by giving the youth a 48 hour tour of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (located in British Columbia, Canada) which is the most infamous skid row in all of North America.During the tour, the youth will get to see how devastating addiction can be by witnessing for themselves the lives of the people in this drug infested ghetto.The Downtown Eastside is home to approximately 6500 drug addicts and about 2000 homeless people and when taking the tour the participants get to interact and speak to the people who call this area home and those who work there. The youth will see homeless people living on the streets and in back alleys, they will hear, from the addicts, workers and residents, how horrible life is for them down there...[Read More] NOTE TO U.S. RESIDENTS: This particular program only runs out of Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. As far as we know there are no other similar programs anywhere else in the world. Anyone wishing to make use of this program will have to come to Vancouver, BC. Thank you.

Intro Video

The Scared Straight Tour

The Scared Straight Tour teaches youth about the dangers of addiction by letting them see first hand the devastation it creates. We do this by giving the youth a 48 hour tour of Vancouver's Downtown Eastside (located in British Columbia, Canada) which is the most infamous skid row in all of North America.During the tour, the youth will get to see how devastating addiction can be by witnessing for themselves the lives of the people in this drug infested ghetto.The Downtown Eastside is home to approximately 6500 drug addicts and about 2000 homeless people and when taking the tour the participants get to interact and speak to the people who call this area home and those who work there. The youth will see homeless people living on the streets and in back alleys, they will hear, from the addicts, workers and residents, how horrible life is for them down there...[Read More]

NOTE TO U.S. RESIDENTS: This particular program only runs out of Vancouver, British Columbia in Canada. As far as we know there are no other similar programs anywhere else in the world. Anyone wishing to make use of this program will have to come to Vancouver, BC. Thank you.

About

What is the Scared Straight Tour? The Scared Straight Tour is a 48 hour tour of Vancouver, B.C.'s Downtown Eastside which is home to North America's most infamous skid row. The objective of the tour is to give youth (13 and up) a reality check in terms of where they could wind up if they abuse drugs and alcohol. There have been other Scared Straight programs in the past, is this program similar? While there are some similarities with Scared Straight program which originated … [Read More...]

Testimonials

The following excerpts are a sample of the endorsement and testimonials that we have received for our program. Also included are excerpts from the evaluations we get the youth to fill out when they come on the tour. “When I first was accepted to go on the “Scared Straight Tour”, I had a very strong feeling that I was not going to be scared straight and also thought it would be like taking a walk through downtown Victoria. But soon into the tour I was learning a lot of different … [Read More...]

Brochures & T-Shirts

Here you will find various useful brochures and handouts. The "SS Brochure" is filled with useful information about the tour as is the "Things you should know before coming" and the "Sample Agenda". The other documents are for people who have booked and are preparing to come on a tour. Please make sure to read all of the material carefully before coming arriving for your tour. NOTE: these files are all in PDF format so you will need Acrobat Reader (or some other compatible program) to … [Read More...]

After The Tour

We believe that it is very important to keep building on each participant's motivation to not become addicted to anything after the tour is over. The vast majority of people who come on the tour walk away with a new found resolve to stop using, slow down or never start using anything. However in order for this to have a long-lasting effect, it is important to do something to “keep the ball rolling”. Organizations that bring kids on a tour can do their part by forming support groups for teens … [Read More...]