The Drug Enforcement Administration is warning that drug dealers are marketing rainbow-colored fentanyl to kids. Many drug experts say that’s likely not happening.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
White House grants $13 million to help combat Alaska’s opioid crisis
Fifteen Tribal organizations across the state were granted a total of $9 million. The Alaska Department of Health and Social Services will be getting $4 million.
Public can weigh in on how Alaska should use millions of opioid settlement money
Council recommends investing settlement money so it can fund opioid abuse recovery efforts in perpetuity.
Her son died of an overdose in Anchorage. Now she’s pushing for city police to carry Narcan.
While many police departments across the state use Narcan, the Anchorage Police Department — the state’s largest law enforcement agency — does not.
Report details Alaska demographics hurt most by 2021 spike in drug overdose deaths
Fentanyl was involved in nearly three-quarter of the opioid deaths, many of which also involved mixtures with methamphetamine or heroin.
Village public safety officers get opioid response training in Juneau as statewide overdose rates climb
Alaska has the fastest rising opioid overdose rate in the nation. More than 200 Alaskans died from overdoses in the last year.