HALLOWEEN HELL HOUSE TO PORTRAY CONSEQUENCES OF UNDERAGE DRINKING AND ILLEGAL DRUG USE

"We realize that by the time students reach the eighth grade, nearly 50% of them have had one drink.  Letting them see consequences of under-age drinking and drug use will guide their future behavior,” said Helen McCormick, President of The House.  She noted by eighth grade, 52% of adolescents have consumed alcohol, 41% have smoked cigarettes, and 20% have used marijuana.  “We hope to prevent those statistics in our students!”