JUNEAU – Governor Bill Walker signed SB 23, a life-saving measure preventing opioid overdose in Alaska, into law this week. Sponsored by Senator Johnny Ellis of Anchorage and co-sponsored by 37 other legislators, the bill removes civil liabilities from doctors and trained bystanders who prescribe and administer naloxone, a drug intended to counteract the negative […]
JUNEAU – Monday SB 23, an act relating to immunity for providing or administering opioid overdose drugs which passed the Senate last session with a vote of 19 to 1, has now passed the House by a vote of 36 to 0. This legislation, sponsored by Senator Johnny Ellis (D-Anchorage), and co-sponsored by eight other […]
The acting U.S. Attorney with the Department of Justice, Kevin Feldis announced on Thursday that a Palmer man who sold heroin to 22-year-old Michael Chalender of Houston, that later caused his death, was named in a three-count Grand Jury indictment on Thursday. 26-year-old Hiram Luis Ducasse, Jr, originally from the Dominican Republic, was indicted on charges […]
Alaska State Troopers say they have caused “a major disruption to the illegal distribution of narcotics,” and recovered a several stolen items in the Tok area, after a drug raid on a suspected dealer on Tuesday. After Tok troopers requested assistance in a drug case from SDEU, surveillance was conducted and warrants requested for a […]