Deborah Asper, with the Ketchikan Wellness Coalition, said one part of the issue is the rise of strong, synthetic opioids. “That’s really what’s kind of tearing through Ketchikan right now is this fentanyl craze,” she said.
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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