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Recent drug rehab news in Alaska state

FIRE Up That Joint: New Twists Have Companies Smokin' With Reefer Madness Corporate Counsel Alice tells you that before you hired her she was diagnosed as a drug addict and completed a drug rehabilitation program. Even though Alice's record of drug ... and more »

Alaska prisons overcrowded, need more rehab, report says KTUU A new ACLU report released Monday says Alaska's prisons are flooded with people who violated probation or parole for drug or alcohol offenses. ... and more »

Latest News ACLU rates Alaska prisons higher than most: REPORT: Although ... Behavioral Health Central (blog) But the ACLU says there should be more rehabilitation, particularly when it comes to Alaska Natives, who are 18 percent of the Alaska population but 36 ...

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State facts from Wikipedia

Alaska ( , 'Alyaska') is the largest U.S. state of the United States States of America by area; it is situated in the northwest extremity of the North American continent, with Canada to the east, the Arctic Ocean to the north, and the Pacific Ocean to the west and south, with Russia further west across the Bering Strait. Approximately half of Alaska's 683,478 residents reside within the Anchorage metropolitan area. As of 2007, Alaska remains the least densely populated state.In current analysis, 15% of people in Alaska have sought treatment atan addiction treatment center for adult drug rehab.

Image:Alaska Pipeline Closeup Underneath.jpg Trans-Alaska Pipeline transports oil, Alaska's most important export, from the North Slope, Alaska Slope to Valdez, Alaska Pertinent are the heat pipes in the column mounts.The 2005 gross state product was $39.9 billion, 45th in the nation. Its per-capita GSP for 2006 was $43,748, List of U.S. states by GDP per capita (nominal) in the nation. The oil and gas industry dominates the Alaskan economy, with more than 80% of the state's revenues derived from petroleum extraction. Alaska's main export product (excluding oil and natural gas) is seafood, primarily salmon, cod, Pollock and crab. Agriculture represents only a fraction of the Alaskan economy. Agricultural production is primarily for consumption within the state and includes nursery stock, dairy products, vegetables, and livestock. Manufacturing is limited, with most foodstuffs and general goods imported from elsewhere. Employment is primarily in government and industries such as natural resource extraction, shipping, and transportation. Military bases are a significant component of the economy in both Fairbanks and Anchorage. Federal subsidies are also an important part of the economy, allowing the state to keep taxes low. Its industrial outputs are crude petroleum, natural gas, coal, gold, precious metals, zinc and other mining, seafood processing, timber and wood products. There is also a growing service and tourism sector. Tourists have contributed to the economy by supporting local lodging.

Information gathered from Wikipedia's Alaska page