MORPHINE/COCAINE-RELATED DEATHS IN ORANGE COUNTY
During 1987, there were 178 deaths in Orange County where there was evidence of morphine or cocaine in the deceased person’s system.
The youngest death was of a two-month-old; the oldest, 62 years.
La Palma and Villa Park were the only incorporated cities in the county not to have such a death. Deaths in other cities and areas include:
City Number Anaheim 23 Brea 3 Buena Park 5 Corona Del Mar 4 Costa Mesa 8 Cypress 2 Dana Point 2 El Toro 2 Fountain Valley 1 Fullerton 10 Garden Grove 15 Huntington Beach 12 Irvine 6 La Habra 3 Laguna Beach 4 Laguna Hills 1 La Palma 0 Los Alamitos 2 Mission Viejo 4 Newport Beach 6 Orange 8 Placentia 1 San Clemente 1 San Juan Capistrano 3 Santa Ana 37 Seal Beach 1 Silverado 1 South Laguna 1 Stanton 1 Sunset Beach 1 Tustin 3 Villa Park 0 Westminster 5 Yorba Linda 2 Total 178
Source: Sheriff-Coroner Department-County of Orange
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