Drug-related deaths in Southeast Alaska increased sharply last year. Mental health advocates in Ketchikan are calling for local, state and federal officials to do more to address the crisis.
But supply is only part of the equation. Asper, who is seven years sober from opioids, says demand for the pills remains strong.
and psychotherapy, and state officials look to place offenders from all over the state in those programs. But state-run correctional institutions in Ketchikan, Juneau and much of rural Alaska don’t offer the same services.
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