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Drug Information

Opioid Epidemic Statistics in Clark County

Since 2008, more residents of Clark County have died each year from opioid overdoses than firearms or motor vehicle traffic accidents. In 2012-2014, the mortality rate from opioid overdoses in Clark County was almost 70% higher than the national rate.

From 2013-2015, Clark County deaths due to drug poisoning was 20.7 deaths per 100,000.  About 2/3 of the drug overdoses involved opioids.  The majority of the drug overdoses were unintentional.

Source: 2017NVLeg_OpioidFactSheet

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