Kimberly Rash
20:13 - 20:44
“The expectation is that there will not be substance use on the property, so that is why it's considered an incident report, and the individual is then removed from the property if there is substance abuse.”
- Speaker
- Kimberly Rash
- Timestamp
- 20:13 – 20:44
- Community
- Alaska News
- Location
- Anchorage
- Captured at
- October 21, 2026
From the transcript
Is this something that is generally experienced in similar facilities elsewhere? I would love a little more insight on that. Yeah, so I would say it would be expected as part of services rendered. The expectation is that there will not be substance use on the property, so that is why it's considered an incident report, and the individual is then removed from the property if there is substance abuse. I think what really happens there is that sometimes the individual needs to restart their journey, and what that looks like is through the case management services that Anchorage Recovery Center completes to decide where that journey then begins again.
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