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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2025 Mar 1.
Published in final edited form as: Int J Drug Policy. 2024 Feb 10;125:104344. doi: 10.1016/j.drugpo.2024.104344

Figure 1. Count of DIH charges* filed in N.C. prosecutorial districts** between January 1, 2015 and September 30, 2022.

Figure 1.

*inclusive of second-degree murder by drug distribution (defined under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-17(b)(2)), death by distribution (defined under N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-18.4), and aggravated death by distribution (defined by N.C. Gen. Stat. § 14-18.4)

**N.C. state law (N.C. Gen. Stat. § 7A-60) has not designated the title “District 19” to any current prosecutorial districts. Only 42 districts exist, numbered 1-18 and 20-43, respectively.