Connecticut Accidental Drug Intoxication Deaths
Office of the Chief Medical Examiner

2012 2013 2014
Accidental Intoxication Deaths*
Opioids
-Opioid in any death
-% intoxication deaths with an opioid
-Fentanyl in any death
-% intoxication deaths with fentanyl
-Fentanyl + Cocaine
-Fentanyl + Prescription Opioid
-Fentanyl + Heroin
-Fentanyl/Opioid Analogues**
-Heroin, Morphine, and/or Codeine
-Heroin in any death
-Heroin + Fentanyl
-Heroin + Cocaine
-Morphine/Opioid/Codeine NOS
-Methadone in any death
-Oxycodone in any death
-Hydrocodone in any death
-Hydromorphone in any death
-Any Opioid + Benzodiazepine
-Buprenorphine
-Xylazine (veterinary tranquilizer)
Stimulants
-Cocaine in any death
-Amphetamine/Methamphetamine
-MDMA

2015

2016

2017

2018

2019

357

495

568

729

917

1038

1017

1200

298
83%
14
4%
2
4
1

419
85%
37
8%
16
7
9

513
90%
75
13%
14
14
37

195
174
1
50
21
33
71
15
1
41

286
258
9
69
28
48
75
19
0
60

349
327
37
73
22
51
107
15
12
140
5

663
91%
189
26%
42
23
110
13
446
417
110
107
29
71
95
20
17
221
13

861
94%
483
53%
143
72
279
70
541
508
279
153
33
84
110
20
22
232
25

961
93%
677
65%
220
75
333
142
498
474
333
169
24
99
95
15
16
313
19

948
93%
760
75%
270
119
303
254
407
391
303
134
16
88
62
14
9
249
24
0

1127
94%
979
82%
393
131
339
146
400
387
339
143
13
92
92
14
14
269
35
71

105
7
0

147
5
0

126
11
2

177
20
1

274
19
1

347
37
3

345
56
4

463
70
4

*Some deaths had combinations of drugs; pure ethanol intoxications are not included.
** These included fentanyl analogues such as Acetyl Fentanyl, para-Fluorobutyryl Fentanyl, Butyryl Fentanyl, and Valeryl Fentanyl.
NOS, not otherwise specified
Updated 2/14/20