A Sitka grand jury has indicted three Sitkans for possessing and intending to distribute heroin.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Suspected heroin in Quinhagak was mostly synthetic opioid fentanyl
Alaska State Troopers are reporting the presence of high levels of Fentanyl in what was suspected heroin seized in Quinhagak.
Troopers seize 19 bottles of vodka from entering Alakanuk
Troopers Seize 19 Bottles Of Vodka From Entering Alakanuk
Troopers release identity of teenage Quinhagak woman dead after apparent heroin overdose
One of the men from Quinhagak’s four apparent heroin overdoses earlier this week has returned to the village. The other man has not yet returned. The third person, a woman, is dead. The fourth person was treated on site.
2016 has been the fourth deadliest year in two decades for Anchorage
The year 2016 has been the fourth deadliest year in two decades, according to data provided by the Anchorage Police Department.
Nation’s top medical officer witnesses front lines Alaska’s opioid epidemic
U.S. Surgeon General Vivek Murthy traveled last week to Napaskiak, a town of 500, located 7 miles down the Kuskokwim river from Bethel, to learn how the opioid epidemic is affecting the small Alaska village, but Larson has other issues on his mind.