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If you or someone you know has ADHD, chances are they take the drug Adderall to treat it. An ongoing shortage has affected its users in Nevada.
A lot of us in Nevada moved here from rural areas, including rural Nevada. We're asking what you think: What’s at the heart of this huge difference?
In this issue of Desert Companion, science writer Alec Pridgeon takes a sweeping historical look at Southern Nevada’s many precious Indigenous rock writing sites, with an eye toward the threat posed to them by increased outdoor recreation, as well as vandalism. Also: Six local thought leaders in healthcare share what they’d do to improve healthcare if they were in charge; and 2023 Writer in Residence Meg Bernhard kicks off her six-part series of reported essays on people and climate change.Read the digital edition
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