drug addiction

RENO, Nev. (AP) — Nevada's Washoe County says it's trying to boost the state's efforts to reduce deaths from opioid overdoes by providing jail inmates…

Legally prescribed painkillers such as oxycodone, or street drugs like heroin, are a major cause of death in Nevada.From January to May of this year, 72…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A new report indicates Nevada's amphetamine death rate is highest in the nation and soon will eclipse the state's prescription opioid…

The care and feeding of a drug addict

It’s no surprise to Nevada residents, that drug addiction is a big problem in this state.Nevada ranks second nationally in prescriptions for hydrocodone…

Officials with the Clark County School District are proposing to open a school for students overcoming drug addiction.The building, located near Las Vegas…

Addiction to painkillers, the kind that are prescribed such as oxycontin, or illegal, such as heroin, is on the rise in the United States.While a recent…