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Captain Lewis Says ‘No More’ To Santa Clarita Drug Peddlers At News Conference

Santa Clarita Mayor Cameron Smyth address the community at Wednesday's press conference.

Several of Santa Clarita’s leaders in the battle against substance abuse were on hand Wednesday at the Sheriff’s Station to discuss the county’s approach to taking on heroin use within the valley, as well as announce recent arrests and seizures. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Just a few months ago, the ...

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The Way Out Recovery Brings Providers Together To Address Addiction, Mental Health

Bob Sharits addresses the room in Thursdays discussion on addiction and treatment.

In response to a rash of overdoses, Bob Sharits of The Way Out Recovery is bringing together some of the most experienced and passionate treatment providers to address mental health and addiction treatment in Santa Clarita. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking KHTS Santa Clarita News Alerts delivered right to your inbox. Over a dozen different treatment and recovery providers had representatives ...

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The Way Out Recovery Hour – May 2, 2017

The Way Out Recovery Hour

Host: Bob Sharits Guests: Sam Quinones, Investigative Journalist and author of Dreamland Right Click Here To Download! Click Here To Listen! Topic: The Way Out Recovery Hour Taken from samquinones.com Related Article: Nine Santa Clarita People Hospitalized and One Fatality in Heroin Overdose The Right Way Out Recovery is a new show on KHTS Radio that will air on Mondays from 12-1 pm, ...

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Truth About Drugs – February 8, 2016

Dr. Polucki Family Health Hour

Host: Dr. Thomas Polucki and Toni Polucki Guest: Keith Code Topic: Drug Abuse in School Age Children Right Click Here To Download! Doctor Polucki Family Health Hour – February 8, 2016 Doctor Polucki talked about how Your Medicine Cabinet Your Child’s New Gateway Drug. To talk about his problem Keith Code joined the program. Keith Code is a former motorcycle racer, writer, and ...

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Prescription Pills: The Most Dangerous Gateway Drugs

Dr. Polucki Family Health Hour

With the demand for stronger pain relief, drug manufacturers ride a highly profitable razor’s edge between help and harm. By Dr. Thomas Polucki Gateway drugs are what addiction experts call substances that introduce people to harder drugs. Some consider alcohol and tobacco or vaping nicotine as primary gateway drugs, and there is a lot to discuss about that. Public opinion ...

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Local Drug Specialist Is Raising Overdose Awareness

Families In Action

Action Family Counseling is bringing the consequences of abusing drugs to the attention of the Santa Clarita Valley community and offering help through their program “Families in Action,” on KHTS AM-1220. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “We want to make some noise and want people to listen and know that ...

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Being Honest With Kids About Your Past Drug Use

A Santa Clarita drug expert is stressing the importance of talking to kids about drugs and alcohol, but when the kids have questions, is honesty the best policy when it comes to talking to them about your past drug abuse? Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “There are two ways to talk to ...

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The Long Term Problem With A Short Term Cocaine High

Trading a short term euphoria for a lifetime of drug treatment and therapy is just one of the devastating outcomes of cocaine use, a substance-abuse specialist said Wednesday.

Trading a short term euphoria for a lifetime of drug treatment and therapy is just one of the devastating outcomes of cocaine use, a substance-abuse specialist said Wednesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Cocaine, an addictive drug derived from coca or prepared synthetically, used as an illegal stimulant and sometimes medicinally as ...

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Emergency Room Visits On The Rise Due To The Abuse Of Benzos

A new report suggests that the abuse of Benzos, or anxiety medications mixed with alcohol, is rising at an alarming rate — and in many cases ends in death. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Benzodiazepines are a type of medication known as tranquilizers, said Cary Quashen, of Action Family Counseling in Valencia. ...

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Drugs In Santa Clarita, Who Is To Blame?

Health News

Has drug abuse touched your family yet? By Dr. Thomas Polucki Drugs in Santa Clarita are easy to ignore, until they are not. Drug abuse can take control at any age, in any social circle, with any level of education. Have drug problems touched your family yet? Yes, we live in stressful times. Dr. Polucki Family Health Hour News And ...

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