For the next two hours, they will participate in an innovative program that will teach them about the dangerous results of drug abuse and violence that can lead to death. The program is called End Result, formerly known as Scared Stiff. It is run by MUSC chief medical examiner Kim Collins, M.D., and Charleston County coroner Susan Chewning. The three-year program was organized by Collins in conjunction with the S.C. Department of Probation, Parole and Pardons Service. It was originally created for first-time offenders of violent and drug abuse crimes who have broken parole.
Many participants are already in trouble with the law because of poor decision-making.
We're not just telling stories to these groups. We're showing them that whatever they see on the table, right in front of them is what's real. Since fall 1996, the program has hosted more than 1,760 participants attracting its share of statewide at-risk high school groups, plus other individual requests. He's teetering on the edge, and a program like this can put him on the path to changing his ways. Offenders undergo a sensory tour of death drawing upon practically all of the human senses smell, sight, hearing, taste and touch.