Substance abuse

Substance abuse
LOWELLVILLE -- Teen Challenge directors will join a graduate of the drug and alcohol addiction recovery program, and family members of addicts currently enrolled in the program, during a panel discussion about dealing with substance abuse.
The presentation will be June 3 at 7 p.m. in the school cafetorium. The free program is open to adults. To reserve at seat, call the village hall weekdays between 8 a.m. and noon: (330) 536-6415.
Relaxing reading
NILES -- The McKinley Memorial Library will celebrate the three Rs of summer: Read, Relax and Rejuvenate.
One way for adults to relax and enjoy the summer is by participating in the library's adult summer reading program. This year, eligible adults can win prizes for every book read between June 14 and July 17. Reader can fill out entry forms and drop into the prize box of their choice for a drawing.
Winners will be notified by July 19.
For information, call the library at (330) 652-1704 ext. 212 or visit at 40 N. Main St., Niles.
Why pets look like owners
You've noticed it at the park, the veterinarian's office and even in many children's books: People often bear a striking resemblance to their pets.
California researchers decided to test the idea, to see if people tend to pick dogs that look like themselves, or whether dog and person somehow grow to look more alike over time, as husbands and wives seem to.
The researchers photographed 45 dogs and their owners at three dog parks and gathered information about the breeds and how long owners and pets had been together. They then asked 28 students to try to match the people to the pooches.
The students were able to match dogs to their owners, but only when the dogs were purebred.
"The results suggest that when people pick a pet, they seek one that, at some level, resembles them," the researchers wrote in the May issue of the journal Psychological Science.