LAS
VEGAS
–
The
Southern
Nevada
Health
Consortium,
in
collaboration
with
community
partners,
will
host
the
10th
Annual
International
Overdose
Awareness
Day
event
on
Saturday,
August
29,
from
noon
to
4
p.m.
at
Las
Vegas
City
Hall,
495
S.
Main
St.,
Las
Vegas,
NV
89101.
The
event
honors
those
who
have
died
or
suffered
permanent
injury
from
overdose,
reduces
stigma
surrounding
drug-related
deaths,
and
raises
awareness
about
overdose
prevention
and
drug
policy.
Open
to
the
public,
the
event
will
feature
a
resource
fair
from
noon
to
3
p.m.,
connecting
attendees
with
local
organizations
and
support
services.
The
fair
will
include
overdose
prevention
training,
naloxone
distribution,
food
and
a
raffle,
while
speakers
throughout
the
event
will
share
personal
stories
of
overdose,
survival
and
loss.
From
3
to
4
p.m.,
a
candlelight
vigil
will
honor
lives
lost
to
overdose
and
recognize
those
who
have
survived.
During
the
same
hour,
the
“Soles
for
Souls”
exhibit
will
display
shoes
representing
people
who
died
from
an
overdose
in
the
past
year.
Attendees
are
encouraged
to
donate
shoes,
which
will
be
provided
to
local
charities.
“Reaching
the
10th
anniversary
of
this
local
observance
shows
how
far
our
community
has
come
and
how
much
work
remains,”
said
Dr.
Cassius
Lockett,
District
Health
Officer
for
the
Southern
Nevada
Health
District.
“For
a
decade,
this
event
has
brought
families,
survivors,
health
professionals
and
community
partners
together
to
remember
those
we’ve
lost,
share
their
experiences
and
stand
against
overdose.
As
we
mark
this
milestone,
we
remain
committed
to
prevention,
reducing
stigma
and
connecting
people
with
resources
that
can
save
lives.”
Overdose
statistics
in
Clark
County
In
2025,
Clark
County
reported
714
confirmed
drug
overdose
deaths,
representing
an
11%
decrease
compared
to
2024.
Opioids,
both
prescription
and
illicit,
were
involved
in
69.6%
of
these
fatalities.
Since
2018,
the
opioid-involved
overdose
mortality
rate
has
increased
by
91.3%,
reaching
19.9
deaths
per
100,000
residents
in
2025.
The
highest
fatal
overdose
burden
was
concentrated
in
ZIP
code
89101
with
a
mortality
rate
of
115
deaths
per
100,000
residents.
Fentanyl
remains
the
primary
driver
of
the
local
opioid
epidemic.
The
age-adjusted
rate
of
fentanyl-involved
deaths
increased
from
2.4
deaths
per
100,000
people
in
2018
to
17.1
deaths
per
100,000
in
2025,
a
613%
increase.
Surveillance
data
indicate
that
the
fatal
overdoses
peaked
during
the
summer
months
(June
through
August)
and
were
lowest
in
September.
Demographic
distribution
shows
that
men
accounted
for
71.8%
of
overdose
deaths,
and
the
largest
proportion
of
cases
occurred
among
non-Hispanic
white
individuals.
For
local
substance
use
data,
visit
the
Health
District’s
Substance
Use
Dashboard.
Information
about
overdose
prevention,
including
how
to
obtain
test
strips
and
naloxone,
is
available
on
the
Substance
Use
and
Overdose
Prevention
webpages.