Alaska group hopes to end fetal alcohol syndrome
FAIRBANKS — It’s one of the more persistent yet preventable afflictions in Alaska. Every year hundreds of babies are born
Read moreFAIRBANKS — It’s one of the more persistent yet preventable afflictions in Alaska. Every year hundreds of babies are born
Read moreA depressed mining economy isn’t the mining industry’s only concern in Canada’s northwestern Yukon territory. The rate of drug and
Read moreThe alcohol education committee in the Inuit community of Kimmirut in Canada’s eastern Arctic territory of Nunavut is asking for
Read moreA decision to shutter the only addiction treatment facility in Canada’s Northwest Territories is being called into question. Earlier this
Read moreOfficials in the Innu community of Natuashish, located in the northern region of the Atlantic Canadian province of Newfoundland and
Read moreThe worst of what Alaska’s war on alcohol has brought to the impoverished, rural areas of the state — a
Read moreEDITOR’S NOTE: For three decades, alcohol has anchored the debate about the future of rural Alaska. That liquor and homebrew spread
Read moreAlaska’s war on alcohol, a costly and painful crusade waged for decades in remote villages across the rural vastness of
Read moreAn offender suffering from Fetal Alcohol Spectrum Disorder (FASD) will have a hard time getting treatment in Canada’s eastern Arctic
Read moreTurku security guard and freelance journalist Wali Hashi has touched a soft spot with the Finnish public. His opinion, published
Read moreThe government of Canada’s Northwest Territories announced Thursday that it will not renew the contract for the only addictions treatment
Read moreExperts fear that retiring baby boomers may over indulge to such an extent that Finland could soon be forced to
Read moreThe direct costs for managing alcohol-related problems in Finland are estimated annually to be 1.3 billion euros, according to the
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