The Ketchikan City Council agreed unanimously Monday to support Akeela-Gateway’s application for a state grant to develop a sobering center at Ketchikan’s former state-run juvenile detention center.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Will Legal Marijuana Lead To More People Smoking Tobacco?
California boasts one of the lowest rates of tobacco smoking in the nation. Researchers worry that pot smoking will lead the way to cigarette smoking.
Juneau’s Housing First project takes shape
Juneau is getting a new kind of apartment building, designed to provide safe, affordable housing to the city’s most vulnerable homeless individuals.
Surgeon General Murthy wants America to face up to addiction
More people struggle with alcohol or drugs than have cancer, and 1 in 5 Americans binge drink. It all costs the nation $420 billion a year. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy says we know how to help.
A twist on ‘involuntary commitment’: Some heroin users request it
Some Massachusetts opioid users are so desperate to quit the drug habit they are asking judges to lock them up and require treatment. But critics question whether courts should play this role.
Sitka woman charged in DUI incident that injured another woman
A 23-year-old woman suffered minor injuries early Friday morning after she was reportedly pinned between two cars near Harriet Hunt Lake.
‘Sobering’ center eyed for former Ketchikan youth facility
The Ketchikan City Council learned Thursday night that the state has officially handed over control of the Regional Youth Facility, which closed this fall.
More grandparents are raising children due to opioid addiction or overdose
More fallout from the opioid epidemic: More grandparents are raising their grandchildren.
Instead of handcuffs, Juneau police bring services to Bergmann Hotel
Bergmann Hotel residents and employees were surprised when Juneau police arrived and tried to connect them with social welfare services on Friday.
Quinhagak man faces charge of conspiracy misconduct in connection to Bethel raid
On Thursday afternoon, the state charged Albert R. Cleveland of Quinhagak in connection with the raid of a Bethel home where law enforcement seized large amounts of heroin and cocaine.