The number of oxycodone-related deaths in Orange and Osceola counties — where hundreds of people accidentally overdosed on prescription drugs in recent years — plunged during the first half of 2012 compared with the same period in 2011, according to new data released by the state. The local statistics mirror a statewide trend showing deaths related to the powerful, addictive painkiller oxycodone are on the decline, according to a Florida Department of Law Enforcement semi-annual report on the state's drug-related deaths.
