Nicole Norwood grew up as a fairly average youth in the Santa Clarita Valley, she said. She occasionally drank beer and smoked a bit of pot. But her life began…
As California cracks down on combating opioid abuse, CVS Health officials announced a local effort they hope will help. CVS recently added a new medication-disposal unit in Canyon Country, located…
Deputies administering Narcan revived the unconscious victim of an opioid drug overdose Saturday, one year after a phalanx of civic leaders, first responders and physicians joined in the grand…
The Combating Opioid Misuse Before Addiction for our Troops (COMBAT) Act would address overprescription in military healthcare, according to a news release from Congressman Steve Knight’s office. In an effort…
Those on the front lines battling drug abuse in the Santa Clarita Valley are bracing themselves for the latest trend in over-the-counter drugs abused by addicts -- Imodium, the…
Emergency officials were unable to save a man who died in an Agua Dulce residence Monday. An investigation is underway by medical examiners with the Los Angeles County Coroner’s Officer,…
Congressman Steve Knight, R-Palmdale, discussed Thursday support for provisions aimed at the fight against opioid abuse in the Omnibus Appropriations Bill signed into law last week. The bill approved by President…
Civic leaders, sheriff’s deputies and doctors stood up shoulder-to-shoulder against the nationwide opioid epidemic Wednesday, announcing the use of a medical tool to help stop overdose deaths and prevent heroin…
Before addiction takes hold of teens and derails their lives, these young adults spend the majority of their days in the classroom. Oftentimes, schools are seen as the first or…
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…
In response to the rash of recent opioid overdose cases in the Santa Clarita Valley, deputies across the county were given a new tool Thursday to help them save the…
The proliferation of heroin in the Santa Clarita Valley which, by early indications, claimed the life of a Castaic man Sunday and sent eight heroin overdose victims to the hospital…
The man who died Friday at the Oak Tree Gun Club of a gunshot wound was a talented engineer who, after undergoing surgery less than a year ago, became addicted…
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