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. 2018 Jun;108(6):777–781. doi: 10.2105/AJPH.2018.304385

TABLE 2—

Source of Identification of Heroin-Related Records: Maryland, 2012–2015

Source of Identification of Record No. of Deaths
Overall total 2182
Standard surveillancea
Total standard surveillance 1130
Enhanced surveillance
Total enhanced surveillance 1052b
Toxicology findings
 Presence of 6-monoacetylmorphine 136
 Presence of both morphine and quinine 892
 Presence of morphine or free morphine and supporting evidence from scene investigation 998
Morphine listed as a cause of death on death certificate and supporting evidence from scene investigation 1042
a

Heroin listed as cause of death on death certificate.

b

Counts of subcategories do not sum to the total because some deaths were identified through more than one source.