The Haines Public Safety Commission established itself as a “Drug Awareness Task Force” June 1 after a town hall meeting where community members, local police, health care professionals, school officials and addicts discussed drug use, addiction, and enforcement.
Alaska Gov. Bill Walker issued a statewide “declaration of disaster emergency” in February as result of a significant increase in opioid overdose deaths in the state.
Borough police chief Heath Scott in May cited four incidents over…
