opioid addiction

More than 20 years ago, in 1999, the rate of people who died of drug overdoses in Nevada and its neighboring state of California were roughly the…

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…

The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation, co-sponsored by Nevada Congresswoman Jacky Rosen, that would establish an Advisory…

The mental health community is not jumping for joy at the 2017 legislative session, as many of their funding requests have been denied. But last month,…

Addiction to heroin and prescribed painkillers remain a scourge in Nevada.Nevada has one of the highest death rates from opioid overdoses in the…

CARSON CITY — Nevada is receiving $5.6 million from the federal government to combat an opioid crisis largely stemming from addiction to prescription…

RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has postponed a trial until July for a Reno doctor accused of illegally distributing prescription painkillers that…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — A 93-year-old Las Vegas doctor has been convicted of illegally writing prescriptions for oxycodone and other painkillers that ended up in…

LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Department of Corrections has announced its launching a program to combat opiate addiction in two state prisons.The pilot…