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DRAFT 1. Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC Heroin/Opiate Data Report. P.O. Box 16 S, Moravian Falls, NC 28654 336.667.8100 www.projectlazarus.org info@projectlazarus.org , Fred Wells Brason II. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: Demographics*. 2008 county population: 935,304

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DRAFT 1

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  1. DRAFT 1 Mecklenburg County, Charlotte, NC Heroin/Opiate Data Report P.O. Box 16 S, Moravian Falls, NC 28654 336.667.8100 www.projectlazarus.orginfo@projectlazarus.org , Fred Wells Brason II

  2. Mecklenburg County, North Carolina: Demographics* • 2008 county population: 935,304 0-19 (28%) 20-29 (15%) 30-39 (16%) 40-49 (16%) 50-59 (12%) 60+ (13%) • 2008 Charlotte population: 687,456 (74%) • 2nd largest banking center in U.S., after NYC NH White (56%) H White (6%) NH Black (34%) NH=non Hispanic; H= Hispanic H Black (.5%) Other race/ethnicity (3.5%) • 2000 Urban/Rural Urban (96%) Rural-nonfarm (4%) • 2008 Income Median income ($79,510) Median household income ($52,722) Per capita income ($37,512) Ave. weekly wages ($1,024) % population below poverty level (9%) * Sources: https://edis.commerce.state.nc.us/docs/countyProfile/_old/NC/37119.pdfand http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlotte,_North_Carolina. Accessed 02/17/2010 Prepared by C. Sanford; supported by Purdue Pharma, grant NED101356

  3. Fatal overdoses when heroinandprescription opioids were implicated: Residents from Mecklenburg Co., NC, 2000-2008* Number of Implicated Drugs *Source: NC State Center for Health Statistics, August 2009, based on T-code T40.1 for heroin and T40.2, T40.4 and T40.3 for prescribed opioids. 2009 heroin deaths estimated by Mecklenburg law enforcement. No OCME data available. Prepared by C. Sanford 12/14/09; supported by Purdue Pharma, grant NED101356

  4. Fatal accidental and undetermined intent overdoses when narcotics caused or contributed to the death by ICD-10 drug category: Residents from Mecklenburg Co., NC, 2000-2008* Number of Deaths *Source: NC State Center for Health Statistics, August 2009: T40.1, T40.5, T40.2, T40.4, T40.3 respectively Prepared by C. Sanford; supported by Purdue Pharma, grant NED101356

  5. Fatal overdoses in Mecklenburg County, NC involving only one type of drug: 2008* • 8 deaths involving heroin; 7 with no other drugs. • 14 deaths involving other opioids: 6 with no other drugs • 6 deaths involving methadone; 3 with no other drugs. • 10 deaths involving synthetic opioids; 7 with no other drugs. * Source: NC State Center for Health Statistics, Vital Records, August 2009 Prepared by C. Sanford; supported by Purdue Pharma, grant NED101356

  6. Heroin Overdose and Median Income in Charlotte, NC* Created by Social Science Research Center, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 2009

  7. Heroin Overdose, Median Income and Predominate Race in Charlotte, NC Created by Social Science Research Center, DePaul University, Chicago, IL 2009

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