| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 180 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 25 |
| Population | 598,707 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 30.1 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 4.2 |
| Suicide | 12.2% |
| Homicide | 0.5% |
| Could not be determined | 7.8% |
| Accidental | 77.1% |
| Natural | 2.4% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 54 |
| Home | 82 |
| Public place | 5 |
| Other | 38 |
| Not documented | -- |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 6 |
| Home | 17 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 14 | 106 | 120 |
| Cocaine | 22 | 47 | 69 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 64 | 64 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 24 | 24 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 39.7 |
| Female | 19.7 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 2.4 |
| 21 to 34 | 29.3 |
| 35 to 54 | 59.3 |
| 55 and over | 24.3 |
| 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 | 173 | 180 | 43 | 29 | 25 | 4 |
| Alcohol* | 50 | 64 | 0 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 73 | 69 | 22 | 5 | -- | 0 |
| Marijuana | 6 | 14 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | 14 | 15 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 28 | 24 | 0 | 8 | 8 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 5 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 33 | 33 | 0 | 6 | 5 | -- |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 16 | 15 | -- | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Opiates/opioids | 111 | 120 | 14 | 13 | 12 | 0 |
| – Heroin (specified) | 15 | 20 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – Methadone | 15 | 14 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 90 | 103 | 11 | 13 | 11 | 0 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 10 | 10 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | 4 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | 8 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
