Pinellas County Forensic Laboratory Annual Report 26 Published April 27
Analytical Services Provided Post Mortem/Medical Examiner Toxicology Seized Drug (Controlled Substances) Analysis Fire Debris and Volatiles Analysis DUI Toxicology Sexual Assault Toxicology Other Services Court Testimony Drug Court Law Enforcement Training Technical Assistance Public Education 26 Case Submissions Seized Drugs Controlled Substances Fire Debris Arson and Volatiles Law Enforcement Toxicology DUI and Sexual Assaults 8,51 88 816 Medical Examiner Toxicology 1,41 TOTAL 26 Case Submissions 1,356 Average Turnaround Time Seized Drugs Fire Debris Law Enforcement Toxicology Medical Examiner Toxicology All Cases 7 days 13 days 27 days 25 days 11 days 26 Annual Report Page 2 of 1
Seized Drug Analyses (2-26) 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Number of Cases Submitted 5,46 5,5 5,48 5,421 5,863 6,99 8,51 Number of Items Analyzed 9,361 9,62 9,368 11,228 11,97 12,636 14,65 Percent Change from Previous Year -9% -9% 8% <1% 8% 19% 15% Drug Cases Completed 9, 8, 7, 6, 5, 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Number of Cases Submitted 15, 1, 5, 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Number of Cases Submitted Number of Items Analyzed Projected 27: 8, Cases with 14, Analyses 26 Annual Report Page 3 of 1
Seized Drug Case Submissions by Agency (2-26) 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 St. Petersburg Police Department 2,166 1,679 1,635 2,73 2,252 2,775 3,112 Pinellas County Sheriff's Office 1,912 1,856 1,98 1,466 1,656 1,952 2,563 Clearwater Police Department 772 755 1,82 962 1,2 1,226 1,279 Pinellas Park Police Department 179 27 25 24 33 292 31 Tarpon Springs Police Department 161 198 24 257 184 259 279 Largo Police Department 98 115 141 213 24 234 282 Indian Shores Police Department 25 12 24 11 17 55 47 Gulfport Police Department 37 26 29 38 31 46 37 Florida Highway Patrol 28 48 38 37 4 33 32 St. Pete Beach Police Department 28 44 33 41 34 3 3 Treasure Island Police Department 28 47 39 41 34 3 33 Kenneth City Police Department 7 5 12 11 14 18 19 District Six Medical Examiner 1 5 2 6 1 Department of Veteran's Affairs 4 1 Florida Fish and Wildlife 1 1 2 2 Belleair Police Department 2 1 2 1 1 4 Belleair Beach Police Department 4 1 1 Large Agencies Medium Agencies 3,5 3, 2,5 2, 1,5 1, 5 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 35 3 25 2 15 1 5 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 SPPD PCSO CPD PPPD TSPD LPD 26 Annual Report Page 4 of 1
Most Frequently Identified Controlled Substances Controlled Substance Samples Class Cocaine 7,319 Clandestine Stimulant Cannabis (Marihuana) 3,579 Hallucinogen MDMA and XTC Class Drugs 633* Hallucinogen Negative 541 Hydrocodone (Vicodin) 443 Prescription Narcotic Alprazolam (Xanax) 436 Tranquillizer Oxycodone (Percocet, Oxycontin) 47 Prescription Narcotic Heroin 154 Clandestine Narcotic Methadone 92 Tranquillizer Methamphetamine 63 Clandestine Stimulant *436 from one case Trends: Cocaine 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Samples Containing Cocaine 4,636 4,479 4,668 5,83 5,366 6,563 7,35 Percentage of Total Samples 49.5 46.6 49.8 45.3 48.4 51.9 51.1 8, 7,5 7, 6,5 6, 5,5 5, 4,5 4, 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Samples Containing Cocaine 26 Annual Report Page 5 of 1
Trends: Clandestine Preparations Heroin: Methamphetamine: Phenethylamines (MDMA) 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Methamphetamine Heroin Phenethylamines Trends: Prescription Narcotics 15 1 5 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Morphine 2 1 4 6 4 3 13 29 3 39 23 45 49 Methadone 26 22 18 34 63 92 Fentanyl 2 3 4 7 9 Codeine 9 8 1 14 7 11 12 28 9 18 2 13 2 Hydromorphone 4 9 3 2 1 16 18 22 12 21 19 34 28 Propoxyphene 11 9 24 27 28 3 35 47 43 34 42 34 43 Oxycodone 6 12 16 22 26 32 73 117 141 163 164 222 411 Morphine Methadone Fentanyl Codeine Hydromorphone Propoxyphene Oxycodone Hydrocodone Trends: Prescription Tranquillizers 26 Annual Report Page 6 of 1
8 6 4 2 Other Tranquillizers Temazepam Lorazepam Clonazepam Diazepam Alprazolam 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Other Tranquillizers 1 34 36 18 2 14 11 8 6 3 8 3 1 Temazepam 1 4 2 9 1 8 12 9 1 13 8 Lorazepam 1 7 11 11 11 1 18 19 22 17 28 33 47 Clonazepam 9 6 33 16 27 34 39 62 62 59 65 69 8 Diazepam 45 36 54 69 78 86 84 8 83 89 72 78 87 Alprazolam 31 29 65 86 93 125 23 23 261 275 292 335 445 Trends: No Controlled Substances Detected 7 6 5 4 3 2 1 1994 1995 1996 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 26 Annual Report Page 7 of 1
Law Enforcement Toxicology DUI/Crash Investigation Case Submissions: 77 Sexual Assault Case Submissions: 41 Toxicology Submissions by Agency DUI/Crash Sex Assault Pinellas County Sheriff's Office 2 2 St. Petersburg Police Department 115 38 Florida Highway Patrol 19 Pinellas Park Police Department 86 1 Clearwater Police Department 82 Largo Police Department 81 Tarpon Springs Police Department 25 St. Pete Beach Police Department 15 Indian Shores Police Department 12 Treasure Island Police Department 4 Gulfport Police Department 4 Kenneth City Police Department 4 Belleair Beach Police Department 1 Belleair Police Department 1 1 541 Ethanol Analyses resulted in BAC levels above.8g/dl the legally defined limited for driving (typically 2 analyses are performed per specimen collection). 26 Annual Report Page 8 of 1
DUI Drug Statistics Most Frequently Identified Controlled Substances* Controlled Substance Samples Class Cannabinoids (marihuana) 18 Clandestine Hallucinogen Alprazolam 177 Prescription Tranquillizer Carisoprodol/Meprobamate 121 Prescription Sleep Aid Cocaine 94 Stimulant Oxycodone 75 Prescription Narcotic Hydrocodone 73 Prescription Narcotic Nordiazepam 71 Prescription Tranquillizer Diazepam 56 Prescription Tranquillizer Methadone 32 Prescription Narcotic Methamphetamine/Amphetamine 23 Stimulant Butalbital 18 Prescription Depressant MDMA/MDA 15 Hallucinogen Lorazepam 13 Prescription Tranquillizer Propoxyphene 13 Prescription Narcotic Morphine 1 Prescription Narcotic Midazolam 8 Prescription Tranquillizer Clonazepam 8 Prescription Tranquillizer Fentanyl 7 Prescription Narcotic Heroin/Metabolite 5 Clandestine Narcotic Chlordiazepoxide 5 Prescription Tranquillizer Triazaolam 4 Prescription Tranquillizer Hydromorphone 3 Prescription Narcotic Flurazepam 3 Prescription Tranquillizer Estazolam 3 Prescription Tranquillizer *Based on identification of parent drug, metabolite or both in given sample 2 18 16 14 12 1 8 6 4 2 Cannabinoids (marihuana) Alprazolam Carisoprodol/Meprobamate Cocaine Oxycodone Hydrocodone Nordiazepam Diazepam Methadone Methamphetamine/Amphetamine Butalbital MDMA/MDA Lorazepam Propoxyphene Morphine Midazolam Clonazepam Fentanyl Heroin/Metabolite Chlordiazepoxide Triazaolam Hydromorphone Flurazepam Estazolam Medical Examiner Toxicology 26 Annual Report Page 9 of 1
MEO Cases Received for Analysis: 1,144 MEO Cases Received for Inventory and Storage: 257 Total MEO Cases Processed: 1,41 Medical Examiner Cases Testing Positive for Common Abuse Drugs 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Alcohol 36 329 345 374 343 355 32 353 324 326 Cocaine 41 52 58 76 81 9 125 15 138 185 Oxycodone 1 17 35 43 61 55 69 98 85 153 Methadone 15 14 17 27 37 52 6 94 93 121 Hydrocodone 21 2 38 44 54 59 72 77 79 11 Cannabinoids 82 8 112 128 142 122 165 124 91 4 Heroin 6 7 1 19 32 32 23 14 13 7 Ecstacy (MDMA etc.) 4 3 11 13 12 7 1 6 3 2 GHB 1 1 5 1 4 2 1 3 1 2 15 1 5 1997 1998 1999 2 21 22 23 24 25 26 Cocaine Oxycodone Methadone Hydrocodone Cannabinoids Heroin Ecstacy (MDMA etc.) GHB Other Frequently Identified Drugs in Death Number of Cases Investigations Amphetamine/Methamphetamine 19 Alprazolam (Xanax) 119 Diazepam (Valium) 97 Carisoprodol (Soma) 75 Propoxyphene 5 Fentanyl 26 Hydromorphone (Dilaudid) 7 Mepridine (Demerol) 7 Morphine 47 26 Annual Report Page 1 of 1