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Drugs and dance music: It’s time to talk. "It’s a hot-button issue," ....at the EDMBiz conference held at The Cosmopolitan in Las Vegas last week. "We didn’t ever want to go near it because of the negative connotations..." Everybody knows it was happening, but nobody ever really has wanted to talk about it, certainly not many key figures within the electronic dance music community."

Deaths by drug overdose have been on the rise in the United States, with a majority of states recording increases from 2009 to 2013, according to a study …..Nevada ranked fourth highest with a rate of 21.6 per 100,000 people.

Hometown Health, a locally owned, not-for-profit health insurer, has announced the receipt of URAC (Utilization Review Accreditation Commission) Health Plan full accreditation. The health care industry continues to evolve and Hometown Health is on the forefront of industry innovation. For us, I view this URAC Health Plan Accreditation as just the beginning of a new era of opportunity and growth."

2015 Reno Rodeo participants can ride safely thanks to University's School of Medicine sports physicians. Cowboys and cowgirls accept injuries as part of their sport. When possible, they "cowboy up" and work through their aches and pains, but sometimes, it takes more specialized medical attention.

The State of Nevada has cleared the way for state employees to receive coverage for transgender-related treatment and therapy. The Nevada Public Employees’ Benefit Program Board has removed exclusionary language from its plan.

Indeed, the institutional, financial, sectional and political hurdles were many. But Sandoval understands what many have said for years: In order for Las Vegas to evolve, it needs better health care.

Nationally, drug overdose deaths have more than doubled in the past 14 years – resulting in 44,000 deaths per year, and half of those deaths (22,000) are related to prescription drugs. Nevada ranked fourth highest for drug overdose deaths – at a rate of 21.6 per 100,000 people.

Since Electric Daisy Carnival came to Las Vegas in 2011, there have been five drug-related fatalities. But it’s obviously remiss to deny the effect that drugs have had on the dance scene. …..conference presented by Insomniac, talking about drugs and the dance scene.

The challenge of retaining and recruiting enough teachers to staff Clark County School District classrooms is about to become even more difficult. The health plan that covers thousands of teachers and their families, which has been insolvent for years, is on the verge of collapse.