LA JOLLA, CA – Why do smokers have a five to ten times greater risk of developing alcohol dependence than nonsmokers? Do smokers have a greater tendency toward addiction in general or does nicotine somehow reinforce alcohol consumption? Now, a study led by scientists at The Scripps Research Institute (TSRI) helps provide insight into these […]
A 45-year-old Napaskiak sex offender living in Anchorage is now in jail on charges Sexual Abuse of a Minor II in connection with the 14-year-old Anchorage girl who was found dead near the Muldoon Road Baptist Church in East Anchorage on Sunday morning. Court records show that 45-year-old Stewart Emery was arrested and charged with Felony […]
A routine traffic stop in Kodiak led to the uncovering of a teen-aged drug trafficking operation in the city late last week. It was on Thursday that troopers pulled over a 1997 Honda Civic for no front license plate as the vehicle was traveling southbound on Mill Bay Road. During the stop, it was found that 18-year-old […]
Close to three million Americans aged 55 and older suffer from alcohol abuse — and this figure is expected to reach nearly 6 million by 2020. While alcohol abuse remains prevalent among them, the rate of illicit drug abuse in adults over 50 more than doubled between 2002 and 2013. Many of the older Americans […]