Hometown Alaska: Staying active in recovery as winter approaches

Hometown, Alaska - Alaska Public Media

HOST: Justin Williams

GUESTS:

Tiffany Hall, executive director of Recover Alaska

Dr. Vivian Gonzales, professor of psychology at the University of Alaska Anchorage

LINKS:

Recover Alaska

Rethinking Drinking: Website created by National Institute of Alcohol Abuse and Alcoholism. Provides information on drinking to help people assess their drinking and tools to change drinking habits.

Checkup and Choices: Offers check-ups (assessment with feedback) for alcohol, opioids, cannabis, and stimulant use. You can choose to begin an intervention based on the results to help you reduce use and consequences. Not free, but much lower cost than traditional treatment, self-guided, and has evidence to support it’s effectiveness in helping people reduce their substance use and consequences.

Smart Recovery: Free mutual support groups that are an alternative to AA or NA. Provides general mutual support meetings as well as meetings specifically for vets and first responders, LGBTQ+, friends and family, and people under 30.