COCAINE-RELATED DEATHS, 1978-’88
Clipboard researched by Dallas Jamison and Rick VanderKnyff / Los Angeles Times. Graphics by Doris Shields / Los Angeles Times
In 1988 cocaine-related deaths reached their highest point in 10 years. The chart below shows the number of county fatalities attributed to cocaine or cocaine in combination with alcohol. 1988: 36 Source: Orange County Sheriff-Coroner Department
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