Retiring teacher, coach urges Colony grads to ‘find their 68’
By Jeremiah Bartz Frontiersman.com A football coach using a hockey reference as the centerpiece for his keynote address may
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“It is poison, it is murder.” One mother is using grief to send a message about fentanyl
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com In a quaint home in Palmer, Julie Bouchard simply beams when she talks about her
State says sharp increase in Alaska overdose deaths linked to fentanyl; invites Alaskans to free webinar.
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman Last week, the Alaska Department of Health and Social Services released a statement in regards to
Fentanyl: The hidden danger in opioids and other drugs
By Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com On any given day, while scrolling through social media, an internet search, or watching the
Top Ten Reasons Alaskans Die
Lawrence D. Weiss — Medieval verse from “Death and the Lady” (Roud, 1031) Fair lady, throw those costly robes aside, No
AST warns of lethal heroin in the Mat-Su
by Katie Stavick Frontiersman.com In a dispatch sent out by the Alaska State Troopers, law enforcement warned that a
Mat-Su Opioid Task Force discusses detox and recent surge in counterfeit pills and fatal overdoes
By Jacob Mann Frontiersman.com WASILLA — Mat-Su Opioid Task Force founder and chair, Michael Carson recently provided an update
States with the worst drug problems: Alaska ranks 29th
WalletHub Press Release With the stress of social distancing leading to drug use relapses or overdoses, and SAMHSA’s National
Fentanyl Disguised as Oxycodone Pills Found in Alaska
Alaska Department of Public Safety Press Release The Department of Public Safety received reports of several overdoses this week due
An opioid turning point: Hope is in the air
By Michael Carson Spectrum A report from the Center of Disease Control and Prevention last week stated that drug overdose
Our Faltering Social Vitality
THE RICH LOWRY COLUMN By Rich Lowry The economy is in robust good health, but our social fabric isn’t.
Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer connects Valley to recent opioid doctor arrests during Opioid Task Force meeting
By Jacob Mann Frontiersman.com WASILLA — Alaska’s Chief Medical Officer, Dr. Anne Zink, spoke at Wasilla City Hall Tuesday
Health officials prepare medical response to opioid enforcement action
Following the arrest this week of two opioid prescribers in Alaska by the U.S. Drug Enforcement Administration, the Alaska