This comes a month after Bartlett Regional Hospitalʼs Rainforest Recovery Center shut its doors.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Bartlett Regional Hospital’s Rainforest Recovery Center will permanently close next week
Hospital leaders say since June, nine staff members at Rainforest have resigned. That’s in large part due to the uncertainty of the program’s lifespan.
Here’s where money from Alaska’s opioid settlement is going
About $8.5 million will go to 18 organizations in the state helping with prevention and addiction treatment for the state’s deadly opioid crisis.
Alaska officials announce ‘One Pill Can Kill’ campaign to address fentanyl crisis
Gov. Mike Dunleavy and U.S. Sen. Dan Sullivan announced the campaign at an Anchorage news conference Monday, citing Alaska’s 40 percent increase in drug deaths from 2022 to 2023.
Last year was Alaska’s deadliest on record for opioid overdoses
The increase comes as Alaska scrambles to respond to an epidemic that continues to shift form.
Bill would require Alaska beverage sellers to post warning signs about alcohol-related cancer risks
The bill’s sponsor says too few people know about the link between alcohol consumption and cancer.