Housing is one of the biggest challenges for people who were involved in the justice system. Case manager Nathan Block says solving that takes effort not just from those people, but from the community, too.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Juneau fire department is distributing opioid overdose rescue kits
The kits have two doses of Narcan, a fentanyl testing strip and a safe bag to dispose of pills.
Juneau clinic offers new option for treating opioid use disorder
Last year, 245 people died from overdoses in Alaska — more than 100 people more than the average from the previous five years.
Tlingit and Haida launches online tool for addiction treatment and education
Tribal citizens in Southeast Alaska who are experiencing addiction have access to a new, free online treatment.
Juneau community mourns missing and murdered Indigenous people: ‘One of our strengths is our voices’
About 30 people gathered on Monday night to share their stories and sing to their missing loved ones.
Former ‘Deadliest Catch’ captain admits to dealing heroin, court documents say
The charges stem from federal and state investigators searching Neese’s home in December of 2019.
Ketchikan will join a national $26B opioid settlement, but officials say the money won’t go far
Municipalities across the country have until Jan. 2 to join the settlement.
Drug overdose deaths in the U.S. have topped 100,000 for the first time
Experts blame the continuing surge on the spread of more dangerous street drugs and on disruptions to drug treatment programs caused by the pandemic.
The Ketchikan City Council is looking for ideas to address the community’s rise in overdoses
Ketchikan’s fire department says overdose calls more than quadrupled in the first seven months of this year compared to the same time last year.
Over the last 4 years, 74 people living outside in Anchorage have died, many of hypothermia
ADN reporter Michelle Theriault Boots says the deaths have gone mostly unnoticed by Anchorage residents in recent years.