Alot of this btw is crap. Many times, you can quietly tail somebody out of their residence, detain them, then do the search. It is not quite as glamorous as flash grenades and battering rams though.
Case Criteria – Medical Examiners/Coroner Cases
To be reported to DAWN, a case must involve a decedent between the ages of 6 and 97 and must meet all of the following criteria:
The death was drug-induced (i.e., one or more drugs directly caused the death) or drug-related (i.e., drug abuse was a contributing factor in the death);
The death was caused by or related to drug abuse—that is, the use of an illegal drug or the nonmedical use of a legal drug; and
The decedent used the substance due to dependence, to commit suicide, or to achieve psychic effects.Nonmedical uses of legal drugs include the use of prescription drugs in a manner inconsistent with acceptable medical practice, or the use of over-the-counter (OTC) drugs contrary to approved labeling or indications for specific physiological conditions (e.g., diabetes, heart disease).
Deaths involving the following circumstances are not reportable to DAWN:
Drug abuse that is unrelated to the death (e.g., a history of drug abuse when no drugs were detected in the decedent’s system);
Accidental ingestion or inhalation of a substance with no intent to abuse it;
Adverse reactions to prescription or OTC medications taken as prescribed or labeled;
Noncompliance cases in which an individual took less or accidentally took more medication than prescribed or directed by label instructions; and
Drug consumption to conceal substances from law enforcement and avoid arrest.These criteria mean that DAWN does not include any deaths in which the decedent had not personally used a drug. For example, an individual who dies in a drive-by shooting associated with drug-related activity or a pedestrian who is struck and killed by a driver under the influence of methamphetamine might be considered “drug-related deaths” in terms of broader policy issues. However, those cases are not reportable to DAWN unless the decedents themselves had been abusing a reportable substance at the time of their deaths. DAWN also excludes deaths by homicide.