Recover Alaska

10/16/2026

🆘 Need a little SOS for Sober October?

Each month in our newsletter, Speaking of Sobriety (SOS) tackles real questions about alcohol, sobriety, being sober-curious, and everything in between - with honest answers from people who have been there.

This month, Sober Hero Erin Coman answers:

💬 SOS: What are some of the things that people did or said that felt supportive to your recovery?

❤️ Erin: “The most supportive people didn’t lecture me - they listened. They believed I could change before I believed it myself... People who showed up, checked in, and loved me with boundaries and honesty made a huge difference.”

Whether you’re participating in Sober October, supporting someone you love, or simply curious about what life with less alcohol can look like, SOS is a little monthly dose of encouragement and connection.

📬 Sign up for the Recover Alaska newsletter to get a new SOS each month. https://recoveralaska.org/e-newsletter/

And remember: this is a judgment-free zone. Have a question about alcohol, sobriety, or being sober-curious? Send it our way - you might see it answered in an upcoming SOS! 🧡

https://form.typeform.com/to/QJ4fJsue

10/14/2026

💛 Choose Connection this Prevention Month!!!

Choose Connection is a prevention campaign through The Alliance that helps young people build strong relationships, find healthy ways to feel good, and strengthen the connections that support them through life’s ups and downs.

If you work with youth and are interested in bringing Choose Connection to your school, organization, or community, we’d love to connect with you!

✨ Learn more, explore campaign resources, and find out how to get involved:
https://alaska-alliance.org/chooseconnection/

Have questions or want help getting started? Contact us for more information! [email protected] 💙

10/14/2026

Sober October is here! 🍂✨

Going alcohol-free for the month doesn’t have to be about what you’re giving up - it can be about what you get to try instead.

Swap happy hour for a sunset walk. Try a new mocktail. Plan a game night. Take yourself out for really good coffee. Go to a concert you’ll actually remember. Start a puzzle, hit the sauna, host brunch, take a class, call a friend, bake som**hing ridiculous, or finally check out that trail you keep saying you’ll do “someday.”

There’s no one right way to do Sober October. Maybe you’re taking a full month off, cutting back, or just getting curious about what your weekends feel like without alcohol.

However you do it, make it fun. 🧡

What are you adding more of this October? Take a pic and be sure to tag us @ Recover Alaska!

10/09/2026

A must read!

“Alaskans are dying at rates well over 2x the national average from alcohol. We have terribly high numbers of related harms, like domestic violence, sexual assault, su***de, child abuse. These things are not caused by alcohol but are certainly related to alcohol.

“Alcohol costs Alaska $2.4 billion every year. Alcohol kills more people than opioids, m**h, & other illicit substances combined."

Tiffany Hall has been the the CEO of Recover Alaska for ten years. Recover Alaska is a multi-sector action group working to reduce the harm of alcohol use across our state. Tiffany is also the
current chair of the
US Alcohol Policy Alliance.

Listen to her on the East Anchorage Book Club Podcast wherever you listen to podcasts or here:

https://podcasts.apple.com/us/podcast/east-anchorage-book-club-with-andrew-gray/id1592614366?i=1000793761166

10/08/2026

💚 October is Prevention Month! 💚

Prevention happens when we shape the messages, relationships, and environments that influence everyday choices - helping make healthier choices easier and communities stronger.

Want to be part of that work? The Alliance, Alaska’s statewide prevention coalition supported by Recover Alaska, brings together people from across the state who care about preventing alcohol and substance-related harms and strengthening our communities.

There are lots of ways to plug in:
- 🤝 Connect with The Alliance and get involved in statewide prevention efforts. Subscribe to the newsletter:
https://alaska-alliance.org/newsletter/

- 📱 Follow The Alliance’s page for resources, opportunities, and updates
https://www.facebook.com/alliancealaska

- 🎥 Check out The Alliance on YouTube for conversations, trainings, and prevention-focused content
https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCpjRXFRoLWXgKQEK3XpuGyA

- 🧡 Share what you learn and invite others into the work!
Prevention belongs to all of us - and when we work together, small actions can create big change across Alaska. SAMHSA has created a great toolkit to help us all get involved!
https://www.samhsa.gov/about/digital-toolkits/substance-use-prevention-month

Learn more and connect: https://alaska-alliance.org/

10/06/2026

📣 Exciting Opportunity for Alaska Young Adults!

A new program is coming to Alaska to provide peer mentorship to teens across the state - and they’re hiring!

If you’re a young adult in Alaska with lived experience of behavioral health challenges and a heart for supporting others, this could be a great opportunity. 💙

✨ Remote position
✨ 26 hours/week, primarily evenings
✨ $20/hour + benefits
✨ Peer support training provided

Know someone who might be a great fit? Please share and help spread the word!

👉 Apply here:
https://app.dover.com/apply/Som**hings/37abe53a-f2a9-40d1-b8ad-35735ef65b8b/?rs=76643084

When the application asks “Where did you hear about us?” enter MUSKEG to help connect applicants with MUSKEG Peer Support trainings if additional training is needed.

We’re excited to see more peer support, connection, and opportunities for young people across Alaska! 🧡

10/05/2026

Alaska’s MAT Conference is back - and celebrating 10 years! 🎉

The 10th Annual Medications for Addiction Treatment (MAT) Conference is happening virtually October 13–15, 2026, bringing together healthcare providers, peers, policymakers, researchers, and community partners from across Alaska and beyond.

This year’s theme, Building Workforce Capacity and Strengthening Systems of Care: The Future of MAT in Alaska, will focus on the strategies, partnerships, and solutions that can help strengthen treatment and recovery support across our state. There will also be info on Medication for Alcohol Use Disorder (MAUD) - so make sure to seek out the sessions for that!

Join us for three days of learning, connection, and inspiration as we work toward a future where every person, in every community, has access to the tools and support they need to recover and thrive. 💜

📅 October 13–15, 2026
💻 Virtual Conference
🔗 Learn more and register at matconference.com

10/03/2026

World Alcohol-Free Day is October 3 - and the Recover Alaska team wants to raise a glass to YOU! 🧡🥂

This year’s theme is ENJOY MORE, and we’re taking that a little deeper: enjoying more of you.

Choosing an alcohol-free moment - or an alcohol-free life - can mean waking up clearer, being more present, and feeling proud of choices that reflect who you want to be. Those small choices add up, and so does the confidence that comes with them. [For more inspo on this:
https://recoveralaska.org/stories/videos/day-001/ ]

So on October 3 at 5 p.m., grab your favorite alcohol-free drink and join our Recover Alaska team for a virtual cheers - to yourself, your choices, and whatever enjoying more looks like for you. 🎉

📸 Snap a pic of your cheers, tag us, and use

so we can celebrate right alongside you.

Here’s to more connection, more presence, more joy - and more YOU. Cheers! 🧡

10/02/2026

🧡 Alaska’s voice is part of the national conversation on alcohol policy!

Recover Alaska CEO, Tiffany Hall, and The Alliance Coordinator, Tesia Bobrycki, are in the Washington, D.C. area this week for the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance’s Alcohol Policy 2026 Conference, connecting with prevention leaders, researchers, and advocates from across the country.

We’re especially proud that Tiffany serves as Board Chair of the U.S. Alcohol Policy Alliance (USAPA) - bringing her experience from Alaska into national conversations about evidence-based approaches to reducing alcohol-related harm.

Policy might not sound flashy - but it’s one of the most powerful tools we have for prevention. The rules, systems, and environments around us can make a real difference in reducing alcohol-related harm and helping healthier choices become easier choices.

That’s where The Alliance comes in. Across Alaska, members are learning, sharing, and taking action together through shared initiatives, trainings, technical assistance, and policy work - turning good ideas into real change for communities across the state. 🧡

💡 Want to get involved with The Alliance or learn more about alcohol policy and prevention in Alaska? Connect with Tesia at [email protected].