News Release - 2006 Report by Florida Medical Examiners Commission on Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons
June 11, 2007

Today, the Florida Department of Law Enforcement (FDLE) released the Florida Medical Examiners Commission Report on Drugs Identified in Deceased Persons. The report contains information compiled from autopsies performed by medical examiners across the state in 2006. During that period there were more than 171,000 deaths in Florida. Of those, 7,741 individuals were found to have died with one or more of the drugs specified in this report in their bodies.
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The report indicates the three most frequently occurring drugs found in decedents were Ethyl Alcohol (3,698), Cocaine (2,052), and all Benzodiazepines (1,987). The drugs that caused the most deaths were Cocaine, Methadone, all Benzodiazepines, Oxycodone, Alprazolam, Ethyl Alcohol, Hydrocodone, and Morphine.
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