Juneau police say drugs and addiction are part of the reason for the jump in burglaries. They also have advice to avoid becoming a victim.
Alcohol & Substance Abuse
Obama Administration Eases Restrictions On Doctors Who Treat Opioid Addiction
The government is raising the limit on the number of patients a doctor can treat for opioid addiction using the drug buprenorphine to 275 from 100. The move expands office-based treatment options.
Substance abuse programs, Office of Children’s Services get boost in funding
Even with the governor’s budget cuts, the Department of Health & Social Services will still be getting extra money substance abuse treatment pilot programs and children’s services.
Dillingham woman missing after leaving Juneau treatment center in March
LoriDee Wilson, 30, came to Juneau in mid-March to get drug addiction treatment program at the Rainforest Recovery Center.
Obama’s opioid addiction plan could bring $4 million to Alaska
The amount is determined by the severity of the local problem and the strategies each community has to respond to it.
As Opioid Epidemic Continues, Steps to Curb It Multiply
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.