| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 181 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 21 |
| Population | 808,976 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 22.4 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 2.6 |
| Suicide | 10.4% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 3.0% |
| Accidental | 79.2% |
| Natural | 7.4% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 28 |
| Home | 122 |
| Public place | 16 |
| Other | 15 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | -- |
| Home | 18 |
| Public place | 0 |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 12 | 99 | 111 |
| Cocaine | 22 | 54 | 76 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 38 | 38 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 30.3 |
| Female | 14.1 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 0.7 |
| 21 to 34 | 12.7 |
| 35 to 54 | 36.1 |
| 55 and over | 25.5 |
| Drug category | Drug-related | Drug-related suicide | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths, 2007 | Deaths, 2008 | Single-drug deaths, 2008 | Deaths, 2007 | Deaths, 2008 | Single-drug deaths, 2008 | |
| * Includes alcohol in combination with other drugs (all ages) and alcohol alone in decedents under age 21. † Includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and ketamine. †† Includes PCP, LSD, and miscellaneous hallucinogens. |
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| ALL DRUGS | 230 | 181 | 42 | 50 | 21 | 5 |
| Alcohol* | 81 | 38 | 0 | 17 | 5 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 137 | 76 | 22 | 15 | 0 | 0 |
| Marijuana | 7 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Stimulants | 48 | 21 | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | 7 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Antidepressants | 43 | 33 | 0 | 14 | 10 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 12 | 7 | 0 | 9 | -- | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 33 | 38 | 0 | 10 | 4 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 46 | 19 | 0 | 12 | 8 | 0 |
| Opiates/opioids | 136 | 111 | 12 | 16 | 9 | 0 |
| – Heroin (specified) | 8 | 8 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – Methadone | 51 | 45 | 7 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 112 | 77 | 4 | 16 | 7 | 0 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 8 | 5 | 0 | 8 | -- | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | 11 | 5 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | 8 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
