May
Spring is the time of year when several events occur related to the end of the school year, e.g., graduation and prom. These celebrations are associated with a higher chance to indulge in the consumption of alcoholic beverages. Indulging in drinking alcohol often leads individuals to lose sight of safety. Thus, people of all ages [...]

An exploration of the local impacts of heroin use

By Liana Aghajanian  May 8, 2012 | 6:56 a.m.

Seven years ago, an 18-year-old La Crescenta man was prescribed Vicodin after a routine surgical procedure. The prescription was all it took for a blossoming painkiller addiction to comfortably settle in.
In 2009, when the pills became too expensive to procure without a prescription [...]