There is a growing correlation between drug and alcohol addiction, and mental health problems, a drug specialist said Tuesday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “Most clients who come in have a dual diagnosis,” said Cary Quashen from Action Family Counseling. “It is a co-occurring disorder.” Nearly 9 million people have ...

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 ...

Police and doctors are warning the public about the dangers of a new synthetic drug called “Flakka,” a local drug expert said Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. The warning comes after a man on the drug tried to break into a police department in Florida by any means necessary. “We hear ...

According to a recent study, 40 million Americans ages 12 and older—or more than 1 in 7 people—have addiction involving nicotine, alcohol or other drugs, and all of those people have family members and friends being affected by the addiction as well. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. “When anyone is addicted to ...

Santa Clarita’s Action Family Counseling is offering one person a free treatment at one of their several intensive outpatient treatment programs, officials said Thursday. Don’t miss a thing. Get breaking Santa Clarita news alerts delivered right to your inbox. Action Family Counseling is granting a randomly selected person, or a friend or family member of that person, free treatment on April 20, ...

Residents who live near Soledad Canyon Road and Honby Avenue should expect closures and delays between 9 p.m. and 5 a.m. from Monday, Aug. 5 to Tuesday, Aug. 13, as the city conducts improvement projects.

126 students graduated from the LA County Sheriff’s Vital Intervention and Directional Alternatives program last weekend. VIDA focuses on risk factors that increase the likelihood of juvenile delinquency.