Alcohol & Substance Abuse

Sep 23 2019
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The Drug Enforcement Administration and partner agencies seized these bags of tramadol in Anchorage during a coordinated effort in the summer of 2019.

DEA uncovers a flood of painkillers reaching rural Alaska by mail

By | 2 Alaska, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Crime & Courts

One drug enforcement operation this summer seized 204 packages containing almost 48,545 illicit or unlawfully diverted pills. Almost all of those pills, 44,580, were tramadol. One DEA agent estimates around 100,000 pills are arriving in Alaska every month.

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Jul 12 2019
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How hospital ERs in Alaska are helping patients with opioid use disorder

By | Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Family, Health, Juneau, Mental Health, Science & Tech, Southeast

A trip to the emergency room can be a crucial window to assist people in their recovery. Now some providers are giving patients a medicine to ease the transition so they can seek additional care. Recently, a hospital in Juneau completed one year of this program with encouraging results.

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Jul 01 2019
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Justice Dept. pledges $10.5M in emergency funds for public safety

By | 2 Alaska, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Community, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Government, Local Government, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, State Government

U.S. Attorney General William Barr declared a law enforcement emergency in Alaska on June 28. The announcement follows a visit to the state where he saw firsthand how many rural communities have little-to-no public safety presence.

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Jun 10 2019
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U.S. Attorney General William Barr heard concerns from Alaska Native leaders about the lack of law enforcement and high rates of sexual assault and domestic violence in rural Alaska. (Photo by Joey Mendolia/Alaska Public Media)

AG Barr says ‘everything is on the table’ to solve Alaska’s public safety crisis

By | Alaska Native Government & Policy, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Community, Crime & Courts, Federal Government, Local Government, Mental Health, Public Safety, Sexual Abuse & Domestic Violence, Southwest, Western

The U.S. Attorney General’s security detail outnumbered the number of village public safety officers in the Yukon-Kuskokwim Delta — a region roughly the size of Oregon.

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