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Drug take-back runs Saturday in Glendale, La Cañada Flintridge
The Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition plans to host a "Prescription Drug Take-Back Day" today to combat the rise in pharmaceutical drug abuse. "There is an alarming trend of pharmaceuticals being abused to substitute for illicit...
Tags: Rite Aid Corp., Prescription Drugs, Google Inc., CVS Corp.
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Glendale partners with nonprofit All For Health, Health For All
Glendale is partnering with a local nonprofit to fill the void left by the downsizing of youth and family services offered by City Hall due to ongoing budget constraints. The nonprofit All for Health, Health for All already operates three clinics in...
Tags: Salvia, Rentals, Google Inc., Family, Marketing
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Program fights stigma of mental health help in Armenian community
A mental health program targeted at the Armenian community is struggling to meet its annual service goal, due in part, organizers say, to the cultural stigma attached to seeking help. For the past 10 months, the program through Didi Hirsch Mental...Tags: Mental Health, Post-traumatic Stress Disorder , Behavioral Conditions, Personal Income, Google Inc.
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Panel discusses drug use, denial among Armenians
Trends in drug use and addiction are no different in the Armenian community than other groups, but how they’re dealt with can be challenging due to a strong sense of denial at home, experts said at a panel discussion Wednesday. “The problem...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Google Inc., Drug Use
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Hundreds of pounds in unwanted prescriptions drugs dropped off on Saturday
Police collected 585 pounds of prescription pills Saturday from residents in Glendale and foothill communities as part of a nationwide drug take-back day. Four locations in Glendale — Verdugo Road, Glendale Community College, Broadway and Chevy...Tags: Google+, Chevy Chase, Drug Trafficking
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On the Town: ABC7 sets stage for Ascencia fundraiser
Ascencia was in the spotlight at the ABC7 Broadcast Center's back lot in Glendale on Saturday. Ascencia board members pulled out the stops for its annual fundraiser, with about 350 guests supporting the nonprofit's mission to end homelessness....
Tags: ABC (tv network), Personal Service, Entertainment, Aromatherapy, Music
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Crescenta Valley coalition working on strategic plan to curb teen drug use
From better educating parents aboutdrug use to creating informational fliers, stakeholders with the Crescenta Valley Drug and Alcohol Prevention Coalition on Friday mulled over ideas to reduce substance abuse among youths. Stakeholders from various local...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Recreational Substance Use, Linda Evans, Prescription Drugs, Google Inc.
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Man pleads not guilty to heroin charge
A 26-year-old parolee pleaded not guilty Wednesday to charges of selling heroin at a Montrose strip mall parking lot, officials said. Vaghan Stepanyan, who is on parole for a grand theft conviction, faces six felony counts for drug sales, possessing a...
Tags: Personal Weapon Control, Theft, Interior Policy, Heroin, Trials
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Intersections: Acceptance as a means of prevention
This is the last in a four-part series exploring the impacts of heroin use on the greater Glendale area. In 1897, German chemist Heinrich Dreser catapulted two drugs to international fame, making the Bayer pharmaceutical company a household name. One...Tags: Science and Technology, Addiction, Pain, Behavioral Conditions, Flu
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Crescenta Valley stakeholders discuss preventing teen drug use
Illegal drug and alcohol use among youth in the greater Glendale area — and the question of how to effectively combat it — drew dozens of local community leaders and health professionals to Verdugo Hills Hospital Friday where they exchanged...Tags: Lifestyle and Leisure, Environmental Issues, Recreational Substance Use, Heroin, Energy Saving
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Intersections: An exploration of the local impacts of heroin use
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...Tags: Addiction, Vicodin (drug), Pain, Personal Service, Heroin
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Small Wonders: The testimony of all moms
I'd love to tell the story of your mother today. But I don't know her. So, I'll tell you about mine. She's a pretty typical mom. Darlene is a wife, career educator, retiree, volunteer and the epitome of a grandmother. She's a mom in the truest sense of...Tags: The Brady Bunch (tv program), Cancer, Mother's Day, Facebook, Hospitals and Clinics
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