Alaska is no different than any other state in the United States when it comes to addiction. Addiction is spreading across our nation from urban into rural and insulated communities. The economic damage reaches among all income levels. Addiction is present in many different age groups and today neuroscience has discovered more hope for the treatment of addiction. The conversation is changing and the medical community is supportive of the new developments in addiction treatment. Many great programs exist in Alaska and across the nation. One successful national drug treatment program that is leading the way into the treatment of addiction is Summer Sky Recovery Center. Help is just a phone call away!

Drug addiction is a complex disorder that can involve virtually every aspect of an individual's functioning: in the family, at work and school, and in the community. Because of addiction's complexity and pervasive consequences, drug addiction treatment typically must involve many components. Some of those components focus directly on the individual's drug use; others, like employment training, focus on restoring the addicted individual to productive membership in the family and society.