The overdose death toll from opioids, both prescription drugs and heroin, has almost quadrupled since 1999. In 2014 alone, 28,000 people died of opioid overdoses, more than half from prescription drugs.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Goose Creek prison officer faces drug charges for trafficking with inmates
“We won’t countenance public servants violating their duties by trafficking in narcotics,” said U.S. Attorney Karen Loeffler.
Should the state subsidize a beer festival?
“I don’t see why the state would want to forward fund a festival built around consumption of alcohol,” said Jeff Jessee, CEO of the Alaska Mental Health Trust Authority.
States Require Opioid Prescribers to Check for ‘Doctor Shopping’
In the face of a drug overdose epidemic that killed more than 28,000 people in 2014, a handful of states are insisting that health professionals do a little research before they write another prescription for highly addictive drugs like Percocet, Vicodin and OxyContin.
Dillingham woman charged with forging checks, stealing $3,540 from grandmother
Police believe this is another example of the elderly being ripped off for drug money.
Bethel alcohol sales spill over into nearby villages
In Akiak, Tribal Police Officer Cynthia Ivan has been keeping a call log to compare how alcohol sales in Bethel have increased the amount of emergency calls in her village.