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New Hampshire Office of Chief Medical Examiner 2020 Monthly Drug Data 2020 Drug Death Data 1/1/202010/16/2020 NH Office of Medical Examiner 246 Pleasant St., Ste 218 Concord, NH 03301 603-271-1235 OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER JENNIE V. DUVAL , M.D. CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER JENNIE V. DUVAL , M.D. Chief Medical Examiner MITCHELL WEINBERG, M.D. Deputy Chief Medical Examiner OFFICE OF CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER ATTORNEY GENERAL DEPARTMENT OF JUSTICE GORDON MACDONALD ATTORNEY GENERAL JANE YOUNG DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL Drug Deaths by Year 2011 201 2012 163 2013 198 2014 342 2015 444 2016 486 2017 490 2018 471 2019 415 246 Pleasant St, Suite 218 Concord, NH 03301 603-271-1235 Fax 603-271-6308 Fentanyl (no other drugs) 91 Fentanyl and Other Drugs (excluding heroin) 109 Heroin (no other drugs) 0 Heroin and Other Drugs (excluding fentanyl) 0 Heroin and Fentanyl 3 Other Opiates/Opioids 23 Unknown Opioids 1 Total 227 Other drugs 37 Unknown drugs 0 Total Confirmed Drug Deaths 264 Pending Toxicology 62 Pending toxicologymeans that the death may be due to drug intoxica- tion based on circumstances, scene investigation and/or autopsy find- ings but the final determination also depends on the results of toxicolo- gy testing. It can take up to 2 to 3 months to finalize the death certifi- cate following a suspected drug intoxication death. This delay reflects the time required for specimen processing, toxicology testing and re- porting and interpretation of the report by the pathologist.

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New Hampshire Office of Chief Medical Examiner 2020 Monthly Drug Data

2020 Drug Death Data 1/1/2020—10/16/2020

NH Office of Chief Medical Examiner

246 Pleasant St., Ste 218 Concord, NH 03301

603-271-1235

OFFICE OF

CHIEF

MEDICAL

EXAMINER

JENNIE V. DUVAL , M.D.

CHIEF MEDICAL EXAMINER

JENNIE V. DUVAL , M.D.

Chief Medical Examiner

MITCHELL WEINBERG, M.D.

Deputy Chief Medical Examiner

OFFICE OF

CHIEF

MEDICAL

EXAMINER

ATTORNEY

GENERAL

DEPARTMENT

OF JUSTICE

GORDON MACDONALD

ATTORNEY GENERAL

JANE YOUNG

DEPUTY ATTORNEY GENERAL

Drug Deaths by Year

2011 201

2012 163

2013 198

2014 342

2015 444

2016 486

2017 490

2018 471

2019 415

246 Pleasant St, Suite 218

Concord, NH 03301

603-271-1235

Fax 603-271-6308

Fentanyl (no other drugs) 91

Fentanyl and Other Drugs (excluding

heroin) 109

Heroin (no other drugs) 0

Heroin and Other Drugs (excluding

fentanyl) 0

Heroin and Fentanyl 3

Other Opiates/Opioids 23

Unknown Opioids 1

Total 227

Other drugs 37

Unknown drugs 0

Total Confirmed Drug Deaths 264

Pending Toxicology 62

‘Pending toxicology’ means that the death may be due to drug intoxica-

tion based on circumstances, scene investigation and/or autopsy find-

ings but the final determination also depends on the results of toxicolo-

gy testing. It can take up to 2 to 3 months to finalize the death certifi-

cate following a suspected drug intoxication death. This delay reflects

the time required for specimen processing, toxicology testing and re-

porting and interpretation of the report by the pathologist.

New Hampshire Office of Chief Medical Examiner 2020 Monthly Drug Data

Year

Total # of

Deaths Involv-

ing Meth

Solely

Meth Meth and

Opioid(s)

Meth and

other drug(s)

(non-

opioids)

2020 39 7 29 3

2019 40 3 37 0

2018 22 4 17 1

2017 15 3 11 1

2016 13 4 8 1

2015 2 1 1 0

2014 3 0 3 0

2013 2 1 1 0

2012 1 0 1 0

Year Total # of

Deaths

Involving

Cocaine

Solely

Cocaine

Cocaine

and

Opioid(s)

Cocaine and

other drug(s)

(non-opioids)

2020 41 4 36 1

2019 60 3 56 1

2018 65 5 57 3

2017 51 5 44 2

2016 66 14 50 2

2015 48 5 43 0

2014 42 5 35 2

2013 34 1 24 9

2012 20 4 14 2

Of the 36 deaths in the ‘cocaine

and opioid(s)’ category, 34 in-

volved fentanyl.

Five of the 41 cocaine deaths

involved methamphetamine.

Of the 29 deaths in the ’meth and opioid(s)’ category, 25 involved fentanyl.

Five of the 39 methamphetamine deaths involved cocaine.

2020 Drug Data

New Hampshire Office of Chief Medical Examiner 2020 Monthly Drug Data

2020 Drug Data

The chart above shows the number of confirmed drug deaths from January through September for 2018 and 2019 and

the number of confirmed drug deaths plus those that are pending toxicology in 2020.

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2018 2019 2020 Projected Totals

Overdose Deaths per Month 2018-2020

The chart above shows the 5 cities/towns in New Hampshire with the highest number of fatal overdoses in 2020. The

number of confirmed fatal overdoses and the number of cases ‘pending toxicology’ are shown. These numbers refer

to the city/town where drug use occurred, not necessarily the city/town where death occurred. Not included in the

chart are several cases where town of drug use is unknown at this time.

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0 20 40 60 80

Concord

Dover

Rochester

Nashua

Manchester

2020 Overdose Death City/Town

Confirmed Pending Toxicology

New Hampshire Office of Chief Medical Examiner 2020 Monthly Drug Data

2020 Drug Data

Drug death data changes daily as pending cases are finalized.

To receive monthly updates contact: [email protected]

Enter “request for drug data” in the subject line.

The OCME makes every effort to ensure the accuracy of published data. However, case management software requires manual data

entry and transcription errors may occur.

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2008 2010 2012 2014 2016 2018 2020

Number of Overdose Deaths by Year

*confirmed plus

pending toxicology

cases as of October

16, 2020

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