It Takes A Village [1]

Tue, 03/13/2012 - 6:00pm | Newsroom [2]

Five young people died of heroin overdoses in the Santa Clarita Valley in 2011, according to stats from the SCV Sheriff's Station. But heroin isn't the community's only challenge when it comes to illegal or illicit drugs.

KHTS News reporter Stephen K. Peeples went on special assignment,

going behind the scenes, talking to Santa Clarita Valley kids,

parents and front-line professionals, to investigate

what’s really going on, why it’s happening,

and what we as a community are doing about it.

Here are links to the series' stories and related documents:

It Takes A Village, Part 1: [3] Heroin Not The Only Drug Killing Our Kids (Feb. 29, 2012)
It Takes A Village, Part 2: [4] Why Do Kids Turn To Drugs? (March 7, 2012)
It Takes A Village, Part 3: [5] The Kids Aren't All Right, But They're Working On It (March 14, 2012)
It Takes A Village, Part 3a: [6] Interview with Veronica J., Mindy M. and Tyler G. (March 14, 2012)

Podcast of Interview with Veronica J., Mindy M. and Tyler G.
KHTS-AM 1220 Studios, Canyon Country, March 3, 2012

Right-click here to download podcast. [7]

It Takes A Village, Part 4: [8] Every Mother's Nightmare (March 21, 2012)
It Takes a Village, Part 5: [9] Locals Unite Against Youth Drug Abuse in the SCV (March 28, 2012)
It Takes A Village, Part 6 [10]: Series Update – Heroin, Spice Use On The Rise (August 25, 2012)

It Takes A Village Part 7: [11]The Anti-Social Side Of Pranks And Social Media (December 14, 2012)

Related Story:
Suicide: A Permanent Solution To A Temporary Problem [12] (June 4, 2012)

SCV Teens 'Tell It Like It Is' In Drug Symposium At ACTION Family Zone [13] (December 3, 2012)

Have a comment? Click here [14].

Also see the City of Santa Clarita's "Heroin Kills: The High is a Lie" [15] page,
and the "Get Help" [16] resources and links [17] pages.

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