As EDC Las Vegas kicks off at this time, the Victoria’s Voice Basis is stepping in with a proactive method to competition security by making a gift of naloxone, the nonprofit tells EDM.com.
Victoria’s Voice is internet hosting a pop-up from 10am to 3pm on the East Tower of the Westgate Las Vegas, the place they’re going to offer the opioid overdose reversal remedy totally free of their purpose to fight overdose deaths at music festivals.
Festivalgoers can choose up free doses of naloxone together with academic supplies on the best way to administer it. The pop-up may even supply snacks and water for attendees heading into the weekend’s festivities.
Victoria’s Voice was based by Jackie and David Siegel after the tragic 2015 lack of their daughter of the identical title. The muse has since has turn into a outstanding nationwide advocate for drug prevention and consciousness.
In the present day’s pop-up is well timed contemplating Nevada has seen a staggering 26% enhance in drug overdose deaths, the second-highest nationwide spike behind solely Alaska in a one-year interval, in keeping with current CDC information.
The initiative displays a rising shift within the music trade’s method to hurt discount at EDM festivals. Insomniac Occasions has been on the forefront, teaming up with the nonprofit Finish Overdose on varied initiatives, together with coaching tens of 1000’s of EDC Las Vegas attendees ultimately 12 months’s competition.
EDC, North America’s largest digital dance music competition, returns to the Las Vegas Motor Speedway from Could 16-18.
