By the third quarter of 2005 there were 21 drug courts in operation or in planning stages in Alaska. Nearly 29 percent of the Federally-sentenced defendants in Alaska had committed a drug offense, with more than 46 percent of those involving cocaine. Overall there were 1,269 adult arrests for drug possession in Alaska in 2003.

Due to its close proximity to the Pacific Rim and its shared border with Canada, Alaska is a transshipment point for drugs. For example, opium is shipped through Alaska from the Far East/Pacific Rim countries. Some of the largest drug trafficking organizations in Alaska include Mexican and Dominican groups.

Alaska Bureau of Alcohol and Drug Enforcement (ABADE) program was created in an effort to reduce the availability of drugs and alcohol through the state and operates through six investigative teams. These are: The Alaska Interdiction Task Force: located in Anchorage, members of this unit investigate drug trafficking at various points of entry, the Fairbanks Area-wide Narcotics Team: the primary area of responsibility for this team is interior Alaska, the Mat-Su Drug Narcotics Enforcement Team: this unit focuses on investigations within the Matanuska-Susitna region, the Southeast Alaska Narcotics Enforcement Team: the focus of this team ranges from street level dealers to major offenders, the Western Alaska Alcohol and Narcotics Team: this team is responsible for Alaska's west coast and the Major Offenders Unit: located in Anchorage, members of this unit travel and conduct long-term drug/alcohol investigations throughout Alaska.

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