The alcohol-related death of a 21-year-old prompted the Alaska Native village of Beaver to ban alcohol.
Arvin Petruska died after a night of drinking last December. Residents of the tiny village, population 80, were deeply affected. This past June, they voted to go dry.
Paul Williams Sr., 67, said alcohol wasn't a problem when residents lived a subsistence lifestyle. He said drinking has become worse in recent years.
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Death spurs village to ban booze
(The Anchorage Daily News 8/15)
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Alaska Native village bans alcohol after death
Monday, August 16, 2004
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