Paths to Recovery
Paths to Recovery – Combating Alcohol Use in the Interior
Paths to Recovery was a project-based partnership between Recover Alaska and the Daily News-Miner in Fairbanks, Alaska. The project looked…
June 14, 2017
The key to solving Alaska’s alcohol problem lies with how it’s viewed
FAIRBANKS — Alaska has a problem with alcohol misuse, and residents are increasingly aware of it — a crucial step…
May 14, 2016
Fairbanks sobering center takes first step
A small first step has been taken toward opening a sobering center for incapacitated inebriates in Fairbanks. An informal coalition…
April 16, 2016
Underage drinking treatment evolves with better understanding
Barack Obama stood inside a 9-by-10-foot prison cell meant to hold three men. It was July 2015, and he had…
March 30, 2016
Army combats alcohol misuse with aggressive testing, education
Between the trauma of war and the cold and darkness associated with living in Alaska, Fort Wainwright soldiers have a…
March 30, 2016
Finding a safe place: Searching for a solution to handling public inebriates in protective custody
Taking incapacitated inebriates off the streets and putting them into protective custody might seem like a simple act of compassion,…
January 30, 2016
Alaska law on underage drinking could see major change
On a cold Friday night earlier this month, Fairbanks Police Department officers pulled up to a South Fairbanks home in…
November 6, 2015
Alaska law makes it harder to obtain student behavior data
The Alaska Legislature in 2012 passed a bill to measure the performance data of every school in the state, allowing…
November 6, 2015
Intervention with a purpose combats underage drinking
Jaalen Phillips, left, and Ransom DuBois, have trouble keeping their balance while walking a line wearing Fatal Vision Simulation Goggles,…
November 6, 2015
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