Nevada has little choice but to treat opioid addiction as medical emer...

Nevada has little choice but to treat opioid addiction as medical emergencyWith our nation in the throes of an opioid crisis, Nevada must treat this disorder as a medical emergency and increase access to treatment and recovery support services.I am deeply concerned with the unprecedented growth in opioid overdose deaths. One opioid is often used to treat several types of pain, so drug addiction is also the result of multiple factors.The substance misuse programs in Nevada have evolved over time and the process of prescribing opioids has undergone significant reform. With this reform came an effort to reduce