More fallout from the opioid epidemic: More grandparents are raising their grandchildren.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Instead of handcuffs, Juneau police bring services to Bergmann Hotel
Bergmann Hotel residents and employees were surprised when Juneau police arrived and tried to connect them with social welfare services on Friday.
Quinhagak man faces charge of conspiracy misconduct in connection to Bethel raid
On Thursday afternoon, the state charged Albert R. Cleveland of Quinhagak in connection with the raid of a Bethel home where law enforcement seized large amounts of heroin and cocaine.
Aleknagic man pleads guilty to reduced charge in stabbing death of his wife
An Aleknagik man will serve three years of jail time after seven years of his 10-year sentence was suspended, after pleading guilty in the death of his wife, who was stabbed multiple times in February.
More children are being poisoned by prescription opioids
Whether it’s toddlers mistaking pills for candy or teenagers taking opioids on purpose, the huge rise in access to opioid painkillers has led to more children being poisoned and hospitalized.
Consumers’ mental health nonprofit begins membership drive in Juneau
Wade Rathke, who founded ACORN, is the Mental Health Consumer Action Network’s new board president. He was recently in Juneau and discussed his role and aspirations for the new organization.