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Since the start of the pandemic, opioid-related deaths have been on the rise across the state.In 2020, 780 Nevadans died of opioid overdoses. That’s 55%…
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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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LAS VEGAS (AP) — The lawyer heading Nevada's largest lawsuits against drug manufacturers accused of fueling the nation's opioid addiction crisis predicted…
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WASHINGTON (AP) — The maker of OxyContin has been cast as the chief villain in the nation's opioid crisis. But newly released government figures suggest…
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A cardiologist from Northern Nevada was sentenced this week to three years in federal prison for the unlawful distribution of opioids.Devendra Patel was…
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WINNEMUCCA, Nev. (AP) — A senior doctor at a rural hospital in northern Nevada has pleaded guilty to writing illegal prescriptions for narcotics including…
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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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LAS VEGAS (AP) — Nevada and five other states are filing new lawsuits accusing a pharmaceutical company of using deceptive marketing to boost drug sales…
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SCOTTSDALE, Ariz. (AP) — U.S. Interior Secretary Ryan Zinke told tribal leaders in the Phoenix area on Monday that federal law enforcement will work with…
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North Las Vegas has joined Clark County and the City of Reno in pursuing lawsuits against pharmaceutical companies that produce and distribute opioids.…