Who is Overdosing? An Updated Picture of Overdose Deaths From 2008 to 2015.

Purpose: To determine the role of opioids in drug overdose deaths in Allen County, Indiana between January 1, 2008, and December 31, 2015.

Methods: File review of 418 overdose deaths was performed using Indiana State Department of Health death certificates available through the Allen County Coroner's Office. Data from autopsy and toxicology reports and coroner-requested prescribing data from Indiana's Prescription Monitoring Program were reviewed.