JOURNAL OF THE LOUISIANA STATE MEDICAL SOCIETY
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not that of the hospital which they were transported to.
The final data for each study were analyzed to determine the total number and proportion of each drug class involved in accidental fatal overdoses, the distribution of accidental fatal overdoses by race, age, and gender, and the distribution of fatal accidental overdoses by ZIP code.
From 2013-2016 there were 296 total overdoses, with 137 overdoses involvingheroinand159not involvingheroin.Opiates, including heroin and fentanyl, played a role in the overwhelming majority of cases. Benzodiazepines were the second most prevalent class of drug, and were found in 134 overdoses, nearly the exact same amount as heroin. Cocaine appeared in 80 overdoses, amphetamines andmethamphetamines contributed to 65 overdoses, and antidepressants were present in 29 (Tables 1 & 2).
Table 1: Number of fatal accidental overdoses each drug occurred in by year from 2013-2016 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
Drug
Year
Benzodiazepines
Cocaine
Amphetamines
Opioids
Other
Antidepressants
Fentanyl
17
5
11
13
1
2013
49
34
35
6
1
1
2014
15
7
52
42
19
23
24
11
6
2015
70
24
30
30
19
4
17
2016
70
Total Instances
241
135
81
65
60
29
25
Table 2: Number of Overdoses
Heroin Present
Year
No Heroin Present Annual Combined Total
62
2013
35
27
64
2014
27
37
40
81
2015
41
34
55
89
2016
Total
137
157
296
Table 2: Yearly totals of fatal accidental heroin and non-heroin involved overdoses from 2013-2016 in East Baton Rouge Parish.
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