Virtual Reality (VR) Youth Drug Prevention Program
Our VR Program is designed to provide youths with an interactive and immersive experience to decrease the influence of being peer pressured into drug use and perceive the risk of drug use.
Our VR Program is...
Effective Drug Prevention Model-Based
Our VR-YDP program is designed and built based on the Social Influence Model, which is proven to build youths’ self-esteem, responsibility, proper perception of drug use, social influence awareness, and assertive attitude.
Developed by Youths
Our VR-YDP program contents were developed by high school students who fully understand youths’ feelings and attitudes about peer pressure and their drug environment. Therefore, the contents are very friendly and easy to understand for youths.
Scientifically Proven by Experimental Research
We examined the effectiveness of this program with experimental research and found that our VR-YDP Program significantly increased youths’ resistance skills and competence attitudes. These findings are under review in a peer-reviewed journal.
HOW TO JOIN THE VR-YDP PROGRAM
Request for In-Person VR Program
Request for In-Person VR Program
Request for In-Person VR Program
If you have any youth events or meetings, we can go there and set up the program for free. We will provide VR equipment and other accessories without any cost to you. Please understand that we need a place (at least 50 sqft) and a desk for the program set up. Click the button below, and you will be forwarded to our email where you can request for our program to be set up in-person.
Download the Program
Request for In-Person VR Program
Request for In-Person VR Program
If you have your own VR equipment, you can request the application file and install it on your equipment. Please click the below button and fill out the file request form. For the installation, the installation guidance will be provided with the application file. Once you install the application, you can freely use and share it with other youths. Please be informed that this program requires the Meta Quest 2 or higher platform.