On the evening of Friday, December 8th, trooper eceived a report of an unresponsive male at a Wasilla residence and so responded along with EMS to the location. Upon arrival, EMS initiated life-saving efforts. The efforts were unsuccessful and so, 40-year-old James “Jimmy” Leseman was pronounced deceased at the scene. Evidence at the scene pointed […]
[content id=”79272″] The Alaska Health Analytics and Vital Records Section (HAVRS) and Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention (OSMAP) have released the 2022 Drug Overdose Mortality Update. This report is now available on the HAVRS Data and Statistics website. Drug overdoses are a significant contributor to mortality in Alaska and represent an ongoing public […]
The Alaska State Troopers have responded to several suspected overdoses this week in the Mat-Su area. Law enforcement believe that a lethal batch of illegal drugs is currently circulating in the Mat-Su, causing the rise in overdose events. At this time, at least three people are believed to have died as a result of drugs likely […]
JOINT BASE ELMENDORF-RICHARDSON, Alaska — The Alaska National Guard’s Counterdrug Support Program, a joint unit of Air and Army National Guardsmen, supports and partners with the state’s Office of Substance Misuse and Addiction Prevention in addressing a rising trend of opioid overdoses in the state of Alaska. With the initiative Project HOPE, the abbreviated form […]