What is the most common local anesthetic identified in recently seized cocaine samples?
Lidocaine was identified in 660 of 2151 samples (30.7%) confiscated in CA, DC, Fl, IL, KY, NH, OH, PA, TX, VT between 2016-2021. Interestingly the occurance was lowest in TX and IL and the highest in DC & FL.
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