Please join Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development Anne Hazlett and other members of the United States Department of Agriculture for a roundtable discussion on the opioid crisis and how it is affecting rural Nevada. This will be an interactive discussion with first responders, treatment providers, and state and federal partners. Topics include prevention, treatment, legislation, recovery, workforce-related issues and judicial/legal/law enforcement concerns.
Who: Anne Hazlett, USDA Assistant to the Secretary for Rural Development
Michael Willden, Governor Brian Sandoval's Office, Chief of Staff
Ten other panelists in the field of prevention, treatment and recovery in NV
What: Opioid Misuse in Rural Nevada Roundtable discussing the epidemic
When: Friday, March 23, 2018, from 10:00 AM to 11:30 AM
Where: Fire Station 106, Located at 1888 Stella Lake St., Las Vegas, Nevada, 89706
Why: President Donald Trump requested USDA’s Anne Hazlett to come to Nevada to hear firsthand the State’s unique perspective on and experience with this issue. Between 2010 and 2016 Nevada has seen a 17 % reduction in the number of opioid overdoses-- from 436 deaths to 387. But during that same time, hospitalizations have increased 30 percent. Although progress has been made, much remains to be done to end the scourge of opioid abuse in rural areas.