Due to its location, Alaska is a transfer point and a consumer state with controlled substances. With its geographic separation from the mainland and its shared border with Canada, Alaska is unique. Cocaine distribution and methamphetamine use and seizures are on the rise. Alaskans average among the highest per capita drug users. There is also an equally high rate of alcoholism and suicide when compared to the lower 48 states.
Cocaine is trafficked into Alaska and crack is a problem. Access to heroin in Alaska is limited and users have turned to OxyContin as a substitute because of its greater availability. MDMA or Ecstasy is not widely available in Alaska and is distributed in limited amounts. Marijuana is the most common illicit drug in Alaska. Prescription drug abuse has become a big problem with youths in the state.
For more information on treatment services available in Alaska
www.hss.state.ak.us
350 Main Street, Room 404
PO Box 110601
Juneau, Alaska 99811-0601
Phone: (907) 465-3030
Fax: (907) 465-3068
Anchorage 907-272-2312
Fairbanks 907-456-7501
Juneau 907-586-1161
Kodiak 907-486-2262
Anchorage 907-277-5483
Fairbanks 907-452-7372
Juneau 907-790-4567
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