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Overall Overdose Data
Deaths in Maricopa County which are potentially due to unnatural causes are investigated by the Maricopa County Office of the Medical Examiner (OME) and postmortem examinations and laboratory testing is performed. Maricopa County Department of Public Health tracks deaths resulting from drug overdoses in Maricopa County.
While total overdoses are increasing, opioids are involved in a majority of fatal drug overdoses.
Overdose Data by Demographics
Demographics show differences in who experiences fatal drug overdoses.
Overdose Data by Substance
Breaking down data about the overdoses also reveals that fatal drug overdoses occur more given specific factors.
Natural/semi-synthetic opioids include drugs such as:
- Morphine
- Codeine
- Oxycodone
- Hydrocodone
- Hydromorphone
- Oxymorphone
Synthetic opioids include drugs such as:
- Tramadol
- Fentanyl
Commonly-prescribed opioids would include:
- Hydrocodone (Vicodin®)
- Oxycodone (OxyContin®, Percocet®)
- Oxymorphone (Opana®)
- Morphine (Kadian®, Avinza®)
- Codeine
- Fentanyl
- Hydromorphone
- Tapentadol