The treatment of one becomes the prevention of many

 
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A group of young recovering addicts is sharing their stories on stage, and across the state with the goal of encouraging kids to stay away from drugs and alcohol

 
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Dr. Joseph Shrand, Founder and Creator of Drug Story Theater

Drug Story Theater’s Mission Statement: Drug Story Theater (DST) takes teens in the early stages of recovery from drugs and alcohol, teaches them improvisational theater, and helps them craft their own unique stories into a play about their seduction of, addiction to and recovery from drugs and alcohol. They then perform this play to middle, high school and college audiences so “the treatment of one becomes the prevention of many.” Incorporating brain science with slides in between scenes, DST teaches how young people get addicted and how the adolescent brain is neurologically wired for addiction. 

Drug Story Theater is an innovative, evidence-based, peer-to-peer treatment and prevention program. Surveys show that after seeing a 40-minute play, the audience overwhelmingly believes marijuana is addictive, and that drugs and alcohol have an adverse effect on relationships and the ability to succeed in school. In the talk back portion of a show, one of the main points Dr. Joseph Shrand (the creator of Drug Story Theater and a leading expert in adolescent addiction) addresses is how marijuana is a gateway drug to opioids.

Drug Story Theater, Inc. is a registered 501c3 nonprofit which was asked in 2018 to partner with Blue Cross Blue Shield of Massachusetts to roll out our program across the Commonwealth.

To date, Drug Story Theater has performed for over 40,000 audience members in cities and towns across the Commonwealth!

Drug Story Theater targets and devotes its resources to both the treatment and prevention of adolescent substance abuse.

 
Kids are not going to listen to adults about any of this, but they will listen to me. I want to tell them that I started the same way they did and this is where I ended up. It’s their choice.
— Rockdale Recovery High School
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Drug Story Theater has performed throughout New England, although its message and mission can be applied all over the United States, and in fact all over the world. Covid-19 has put a stop to all live shows, but we can still share our message of prevention with a video performance of our middle school show. This is amazing online content perfect for in-person, remote or hybrid learning. Contact us for details!

 
 
 
Drug Story Theater performing for the Community at Boston’s HUBWeek, 2018

Drug Story Theater performing for the Community at Boston’s HUBWeek, 2018

 

Please Contact us for details on our online content (Video and Survey) available to Middle Schools across the country