Important Note: The total number exceeds the number of deaths in Pinellas County due to the high number of multiple drugs detected in decedents.
Medical Examiner Data from Toxicology Reports for Pinellas County Older Adults
Number of Decedents Identified with Tracked Drug |
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| TOTAL | 39 | 4 | 43 | 11 |
2010 | 2011 |
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Drug | Present at Death Ages 60 plus | Cause of Death Ages 60 plus | Present at Death Ages 60 plus | Cause of Death Ages 60 plus |
| Alcohol | 29 | 4 | 34 | 5 |
| Amphetamines | 1 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Cannabis | 0 | 0 | 1 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 2 | 0 | 0 | 4 |
| Heroin | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Other | 7 | 0 | 8 | 2 |
- In 2010 in Pinellas County, alcohol was detected in 33 older adults according to toxicology reports performed by the Medical Examiner.
- The category other includes Carisoprodol/Meprobamate (Soma), GHB (Date Rape Drug), Ketamine (Many uses including general anesthetic in veterinary medicine), Phencyclidine (PCP) and Zolipdem (Ambien, sleep medication).
Medical Examiner Data from Toxicology Reports for Pinellas County Older Adults- Prescription Drugs
Number of Decedents Identified with Tracked Drug |
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2010 | 2011 |
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Drug | Present at Death Ages 60 plus | Cause of Death Ages 60 plus | Present at Death Ages 60 plus | Cause of Death Ages 60 plus |
| Alprazolam | 4 | 7 | 8 | 5 |
| Diazepam | 6 | 4 | 9 | 6 |
| Other Benzodiazepine | 36 | 8 | 51 | 6 |
| Oxycodone | 5 | 9 | 10 | 8 |
| Hydrocodone | 11 | 4 | 15 | 2 |
| Methadone | 0 | 2 | 1 | 5 |
| Morphine | 4 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
| Propoxyphene | 0 | 2 | 0 | 0 |
| Other Opioids | 12 | 2 | 8 | 2 |
| TOTAL | 78 | 41 | 106 | 36 |
- In Pinellas County in 2010, “tracked” Benzodiazepines were detected most among the older adult population by the Medical Examiner.
SOURCE: District 6 Medical Examiner’s Office.
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