The Douglas County Sheriff's Office says over the past 72 hours it has responded to three near fatal overdoses involving fake Percocet pills that actually contain fentanyl.

Utah is paying public employees to travel to Mexico to fill their prescription medications in a program aimed at reducing the high cost of prescription drugs.

The U.S. Attorney's Office, District of Nevada, reports the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) have now surpassed its 10 million pound goal nationwide to collect unused, unwanted or expired prescription medications over the course of 16 National Prescription Drug Take Back events.

The Elko County Sheriff's Office reports that a man was arrested for weapon charges on Monday. Paul Andrew Cowles, 36, was at a traffic stop on Coal Mine Canyon Road in Ryndon for a broken windshield. He was identified as an ex-felon.

State officials and medical administrators are starting a new prescription medication registry next week designed to fast-track information collection about opioid deaths and identify excess dispensing of powerful painkillers.

We were there as the governor opened the first prescription drug abuse planning session…

The Carson City Sheriff’s Office has released more information concerning an unidentified woman whose body was found last year near Lone Mountain Cemetery.

Authorities say an autopsy on actor Robin Williams found no alcohol or illegal drugs in his system when he committed suicide at his Northern California home in August.