| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 173 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 21 |
| Population | 591,833 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 29.2 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 3.5 |
| Suicide | 10.8% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 5.2% |
| Accidental | 53.1% |
| Natural | 30.9% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 68 |
| Home | 75 |
| Public place | 21 |
| Other | 9 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 0 |
| Home | 15 |
| Public place | 5 |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Cocaine | 56 | 47 | 103 |
| Opiates/opioids | 25 | 60 | 85 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Benzodiazepines | 1 | 11 | 12 |
| Antidepressants | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 44.7 |
| Female | 15.4 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 2.1 |
| 21 to 34 | 7.9 |
| 35 to 54 | 66.8 |
| 55 and over | 37.4 |
| 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 | 214 | 173 | 89 | 24 | 21 | 6 |
| Alcohol* | 45 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 7 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 127 | 103 | 56 | 5 | -- | 0 |
| Marijuana | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | -- | 4 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | 14 | 7 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Inhalants | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 7 | 9 | -- | 8 | 12 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 8 | 12 | -- | 8 | -- | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | -- | 4 | 0 | 4 | 8 | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 97 | 85 | 25 | 5 | 4 | -- |
| – Heroin (specified) | 4 | 4 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – Methadone | 20 | 15 | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 75 | 69 | 19 | 5 | 4 | -- |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | -- | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
