Boating checkpoints and BUI laws will be enforced through Operation Dry Water
Dan Watson A fishing boat glides at the lower lagoon of Castaic Lake on Wednesday. 042915

Boating checkpoints and BUI laws will be enforced through Operation Dry Water

In joining the national effort to deter drug and alcohol related accidents on America’s highways, California’s law enforcement will also direct its attention to reduce the number of boating under the influence, BUI, accidents on the water, according to a news release.

Mental health issues linked to substance abuse
FILE PHOTO: Lauren, who asked that her last name not be used, gets a hug from an addict currently in treatment after Lauren shared her story about losing her son to his addiction at the Signal's Talk About Heroin and Drug Addiction at Action Family Counseling on Monday, May 15, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Mental health issues linked to substance abuse

A 2014 survey conducted by the Substance Abuse and Mental Health Services Administration found that an estimated 20.2 million adults had a substance use disorder in the past year. Of…

Emergency room shares its response to overdoses
Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital emergency medicine attending physician Darrin Privett demonstrates how anti-overdose drug Narcan is administered on Wednesday, June 21, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Emergency room shares its response to overdoses

In late-April, a 24-hour surge in drug overdoses in the Santa Clarita Valley shocked community members and emergency room physicians at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital alike. “Last night, we had…

Mother and daughter survive heroin nightmare
Cary Quashen reaches out to hug Emilie Calabrese, who will be three years sober from heroin on May 16, after Emilie's mom, Kellee, talked about what it took to get her daughter sober at the Signal's Talk About Heroin and Drug Addiction at Action Family Counseling on Monday, May 15, 2017. Katharine Lotze/The Signal

Mother and daughter survive heroin nightmare

Today, Emilie Calabrese is three years clean and sober. Her story of getting to that point, however, one of several shared Monday at a symposium called A Talk About Heroin…

Press conference scheduled to address spike in SCV drug overdoses
In this 2014 photo, Narcotics Detective Bill Velek displays a box of drug paraphernalia he uses to show parents what to look for around the house. Signal photo by Jim Holt.

Press conference scheduled to address spike in SCV drug overdoses

Professionals who work on the front lines combating drug abuse in the Santa Clarita Valley are holding a press conference today at Henry Mayo Newhall Hospital to address the rash…

UPDATE: Apparent drug OD victim found dead in Bouquet Canyon Park
Deputies inside two sheriff's patrol vehicles wait for investigators and homicide officials outside a restroom at Bouquet Canyon Park in Saugus on April 23, 2017. (Austin Dave/The Signal)

UPDATE: Apparent drug OD victim found dead in Bouquet Canyon Park

Investigators are looking into an possible drug overdose Monday morning following the discovery Sunday night of a young man whose lifeless body was found in Bouquet Canyon Park. “We had…

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