A study that analyzed calls to poison control centers found that calls related to Attention-deficit/hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) medication abuse rose 76 percent, from 317 to 581. The study will be published in the September issue of Pediatrics and was released by the American Academy of Pediatrics (AAP). ADHD affects between... 

Compared to teens who have not seen their parents drunk, those who have are more than twice as likely to get drunk in a typical month, and three times likelier to use marijuana and smoke cigarettes, according to the National Survey of American Attitudes on Substance Abuse XIV: Teens and Parents, the 14th annual back-to-school... 

Full details on the 24 breakout sessions and two noted speakers for the 3rd Annual Northeastern Arizona Substance Abuse Summit are now available on line.  Local and state speakers and panels present breakout sessions for the Sept. 16th event. Topics include: LDS Abuse & Substance Program, Underage Drinking & Social... 

I had a reader email this cool aerial photo of Concho Valley.  From the air, you can easily see the lake and golf course. The photo was taken by one of our Concho Valley residents in April.  He built his own plane and usually goes flying on the weekend.  “He took it for us, to make us more homesick”  said Butch,...