Alaska’s largest needle exchange is rushing to keep up with demand

Volunteer Zane Davis restocking alcohol swabs and other supplies at the Alaska AIDS Assistance Association’s Anchorage office (Zachariah Hughes – Alaska Public Media).There is an abundance of jaw-dropping numbers when it comes to opioids in Alaska. 74 percent of the state’s drug overdose deaths last year are attributed to prescription painkillers or heroin. Blood-born viruses like Hepatitis C are exploding, and so are healthcare costs. One calculation estimated that to tre