text: my step-daughter is the Anchorage hospital waiting to die from an opiod overdose that happened Dec. 20. Only her brain stem is keeping her alive now, and it's been 12 days waiting. The MRI is as bad as it gets, so says the neurologist. 'm so sorry for your loss, I do know your pain. I've been in AA almost all my life. Only the truly lost seem to have the open mind necessary for those 12 steps. I've watched a great many die. Treatment options are standardized because no one but the gov can afford it... Some programs, like the First Step Farm, which are one year programs are funded with private donations as well as grants. Keeping this war on drugs going is insane. The money on courts and jail could provide a lot more options out there for help.