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Palmer installs Alaska's first publicly funded used-needle box | Alaska

PALMER — This month, a shiny blue receptacle that resembles a mailbox was installed in an alley behind Mat-Su Urgent Care in Palmer, across the street from the local fire

Overdose deaths in Alaska have been on the rise since the pandemic began, report says

Overdose deaths in Alaska have been on the rise since the pandemic began, report says Share on Facebook Print article More Alaskans have died of unintentional drug overdoses in Alaska in 2020 than during each of the previous two years, according to a state report released Tuesday. The department cited the “inordinate stress” facing many during the COVID-19 pandemic as one possible explanation for the increase. This fall, there was a 51% increase in new calls to Alaska Careline, the statewide suicide prevention hotline. “(That increase) may indicate that more people are seeking assistance due to pandemic-associated stress,” the report said. It showed that overdose death rates in Alaska in 2020 were highest among men and those ages 25 to 44, as well as residents of Anchorage and the northern part of the state.

Q&A with Opioid Task Force founder Michael Carson discussing upcoming Community Roundtable