Some must leave home to get help

For all its prevalence in Alaskan communities, drug addiction can be a difficult health care problem to manage. Proper treatment depends on timing and access to services, which aren’t always available in small-town Alaska. Limited options mean it can be hard to beat addiction at home — forcing some people to leave all they know to find the help they need.
Lael Grant (Image from “Help Find Lael Grant” Facebook page)33-year-old Lael Grant was last seen in a Sitka grocery st