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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…
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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…
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The U.S. House of Representatives unanimously passed legislation, co-sponsored by Nevada Congresswoman Jacky Rosen, that would establish an Advisory…
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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,…
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Addiction to heroin and prescribed painkillers remain a scourge in Nevada.Nevada has one of the highest death rates from opioid overdoses in the…
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CARSON CITY — Nevada is receiving $5.6 million from the federal government to combat an opioid crisis largely stemming from addiction to prescription…
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RENO, Nev. (AP) — A federal judge has postponed a trial until July for a Reno doctor accused of illegally distributing prescription painkillers that…
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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…
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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The Nevada Department of Corrections has announced its launching a program to combat opiate addiction in two state prisons.The pilot…