Sober Clean Event for Recovery CommunityAges: 12 years+ Family Friendly EventTickets at door $5 per personDJ up-to-date club music/variety Time: 9pm-1:30amFood: Drinks and Food at cost/ Get in free if you bring potluck food (potluck food is free to event goers)Noise makersLocation: IBEW Union Hall 3333 Denali St. #200 (Across from Johnson’s Tire) Information about this event can be found online …
NYE Dinner and a Show at La Potato (Anchorage)
What’s better than seeing Native American Music Award-winners Pamyua live at La Potato on New Year’s Eve? Dinner before the show, of course! For the price of $80, you’ll get a coursed meal with drink pairings (non-alcoholic optional) and a ticket to the show itself afterwards. If you’re interested in the food but want to skip the show, you can …
Free tow home for New Year’s Eve revelers
“We urge New Year’s Eve revelers to have a sober ride home lined up before the ball drops,” said AAA of Alaska spokeswoman Michelle Donati. “If those plans fall through, AAA’s Tipsy Tow will not only provide a safe ride home for you and a passenger, but we’ll get your vehicle home safely, too.” The number to call is 1-800-AAA-HELP …
Proposed Anchorage alcohol tax is a pragmatic approach to a persistent problem
Alcohol kills more people in Alaska than opioids, meth, and all other illicit substances combined. More than a third of households are negatively impacted by alcohol misuse, and Alaskans are dying at a rate twice as high as the national average. It is the leading health issue in our state and something must be done. Increasing alcohol taxes has been proven …
Letter: Addiction stress
With the holidays upon us, stress and tensions can increase exponentially, especially for those people living with friends and family members who suffer from the diseases of alcoholism and addiction. Anchorage is fortunate to have a strong Al-Anon community, with meetings available every day of the week. Al-Anon is a program for friends and families of alcoholics and addicts that …
How I recovered, by the people who did
Recovery suggests that you can get back to where you were before, which is to say, back to your old self, your well self, your whole, unwounded self. As such, it is a dark word, as well as a magical one. It is the mythical tree in the fairytale forest that has the power to protect you, or crush you. …
Recovery is Possible
Today’s my daughter’s birthday in more ways than one. Because today also marks the third anniversary of my daughter’s sobriety. It’s been a long road to get here. Megan was in the 8th grade when she had an attempted suicide. Thankfully, she recovered, was diagnosed with depression and mood disorder, and began to see a counselor for her mental health. …
Workplaces welcome people who are in recovery, even if their records are imperfect
After years of drug addiction and homelessness, Kenny Sawyer found himself staring at a job application at Hypertherm, a New Hampshire company that makes industrial cutting tools. He was sober at last. He really wanted this job. But the application asked whether he had been convicted of any felonies. Sawyer hadn’t. But he decided later that the company would want …
His unusual path to recovery led through science, skepticism and speeches
For some people, faith is the path to addiction recovery. For Dan Morris, it was reason. Morris is recovering without God but with many of the elements some people get from church: a like-minded community, passionate commitment and the opportunity to testify. Morris helped found the Secular Community of Anchorage, a group defined by lack of belief. Alcoholics Anonymous didn’t work …