Rise in Young Painkiller Abusers

This California Watch story was edited by Robert Salladay and copy edited by Nikki Frick and Christine Lee. Michael Montgomery and Sarah Varney contributed reporting. With the steady rise of prescription drug abuse across California, young pill addicts are succumbing in increasing numbers to another vice: heroin. For young people who otherwise might have been […]

Mom’s Voice: “Overtaken 2: Where Are They Now” at NB Film Fest

Jodi Barber is a brave and beautiful woman with a message. I watch with admiration as she finds the strength to her rise above the grief of losing her 19 year-old son Jarrod to a drug overdose, dedicating her time and energy to stop the drug epidemic in our society.

Doctor Arrested In Connection With Overdose Deaths, Relieves Local Moms

Laguna Niguel mothers,and , said they were able to breathe sighs of relief when they heard that Rowland Heights doctor, Lisa Tseng was charged with second-degree murder and other counts in the prescription drug overdose deaths of three male patients was arrested Wednesday.