Las Vegas, NV (KXNT) - The Southern Nevada Harm Reduction Alliance (SNHRA) is hosting its fifth International Overdose Awareness Day event on Tuesday between 6 p.m. and 8:30 p.m. at the Chuck Minker Sports Complex at Mojave and Stewart.
The event provides an opportunity for participants to acknowledge the loss of friends and loved ones to fatal drug overdoses and will include a panel discussion with community members discussing their overdose-related experiences. A naloxone (Narcan®) training will be offered, and attendees will have the opportunity to pick up overdose prevention kits.
The Southern Nevada Health District says that there have been 560 drug overdose deaths among Clark County residents in 2020, and opioids (prescription and illicit) accounted for 67.9 percent of the deaths.
Registration for this year’s event is available at https://ioad2021lasvegas.eventbrite.com. SNHRA is requiring participants to provide proof they are fully vaccinated or provide a negative COVID-19 test result taken within 72 hours of the event.