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The total costs from alcohol and drug abuse and dependence in Alaska are more than $3 billion per year. Those numbers are according to a new Alaska Mental…

Dr. Sarah Spencer and Ginny Espenshade describe the public health benefits of having a local needle exchange and of training people to use opioid overdose…

The wallow is ready to fill with water and Saturday the mud will fly for Nature Rocks Homer's annual Mud Games. The games run from 1:00 to 3:oop.m. at The…

A representative from a healthcare consulting firm spoke to Homer residents inside the Homer City Council Chambers Tuesday afternoon about ways to improve…

One of the dangers tied to drug abuse is the risk of transmitting disease through needle sharing. Dirty needles are a common vehicle for HIV, Hepatitis C,…

Some seniors are in danger of losing access to the state’s Medicaid Waiver Program. The program pays the cost of their housing and nursing care. The state…

A Federal Health Insurance Marketplace navigator stopped in Homer last week to help people sign up for the health insurance packages that best fit their…

KBBI's Quinton Chandler speaks with members of Alcoholics and Narcotics Anonymous about their history of substance abuse and their recoveries. A member of…

Many of Alaska’s seniors are in danger of losing their only means of paying for disability services. The state and the federal government partner in…

The Alaska Department of Senior and Disabilities Services is being criticized for finding hundreds of seniors ineligible for a Medicaid waiver program…