Why is the High a Lie? It may make you feel good for the moment, but you are poisoning yourself. Heroin can cause severe and immediate harmful effects on your body including overdosing and death.

This workshop will define what stress and anxiety is and what it looks like in children and adolescents.  Different assessment techniques will be presented, and general techniques and interventions will be discussed that will help in lowering stress effects.  Participants will learn about progressive muscle relaxation, deep breathing, and meditation.  This event will take place on Wednesday, February 22th from 6:30- 8:30 p.m.  at the Santa Clarita’s Activities  Center.  For additional information call (661)250-3708.

Many adolescents today are participating in some type of risky behavior, such as drugs, sex, self-injurious behavior, peer pressure, and bullying. Teens seem to be testing parental limits more than ever. In this workshop, parents will learn how to effectively communicate and set limits with their teens and reduce these risky behaviors. Learn specific strategies to help you support your teens as they face the difficult challenges of adolescence. This event will take place on Monday, February 13th from 6:30-8:30 p.m. at the City of Santa Clarita’s Activities Center. For addtional information call (661)250-3708.

Join us for a free workshop on what parents need To know about drug & alcohol abuse facilitated by Cary Quashen, Executive Director, ACTION Family Counseling. The event will take place on Thursday, October 20th from 6:30 p.m. – 8:30 p.m. at the City of Santa Clarita’s Activities Center. For additional information call (661) 250-3708. Addiction in Today’s Youth – Flyer

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*** UPDATE: Over 500 people attended the Heroin Symposium which will air on SCVTV, local television for Santa Clarita, Thursday, September 8 at 8 p.m. and Friday September 9 at 9 p.m. The meeting will also be linked to from this site and posted on YouTube.com/heroinkillsscv.  Photos and links to media  coverage will also be add to HeroinKills.org soon.  Thanks to all that attended and help spread the message that Heroin Kills! In recent months, Santa Clarita has experienced a dramatic increase in heroin use, arrests and fatal overdoses. Many are unaware of the existence of heroin in Santa Clarita schools and among teenagers in our Valley.