A synthetic opiate called fentanyl is behind a surge of drug overdoses in Alaska. As a result, overdoses in the state have become so deadly that one of the tools used to fight them has changed.
The Ketchikan City Council held a special meeting Thursday to discuss the local issues surrounding opioid and other substance abuse, and also to hear solutions that have been implemented by
Injectable medication shows promise for Anchorage’s homeless alcoholics Published March 4
Lucy Tall and Roger Williams were happy to share that they have been sober for 14 months on Wednesday, March 3, 2021. The couple spent ten years together living in homeless camps and shelters before getting placed in permanent supportive housing at the Karluk Manor last summer. (Bill Roth / ADN)
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. Lucy Tall and Roger Williams spent years living on the streets of Anchorage, camping in parks and bathing in creeks. Last year, both were suffering from health problems related to alcoholism and coronavirus was spreading.