| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 122 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 18 |
| Population | 1,014,932 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 12.0 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 1.8 |
| Suicide | 12.9% |
| Homicide | 1.4% |
| Could not be determined | 2.1% |
| Accidental | 83.6% |
| Natural | 0.0% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 31 |
| Home | 62 |
| Public place | 7 |
| Other | 21 |
| Not documented | -- |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 4 |
| Home | 9 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 9 | 64 | 73 |
| Cocaine | 20 | 43 | 63 |
| Alcohol | 1 | 44 | 45 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Antidepressants | 1 | 14 | 15 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 17.8 |
| Female | 6.4 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 2.4 |
| 21 to 34 | 16.8 |
| 35 to 54 | 18.6 |
| 55 and over | 10.7 |
| 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 | 102 | 122 | 33 | 6 | 18 | 5 |
| Alcohol* | 28 | 45 | -- | -- | 6 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 65 | 63 | 20 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marijuana | -- | 13 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | -- | 8 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 8 | 15 | -- | 4 | 8 | 0 |
| Antipsychotics | 4 | 0 | 0 | -- | 4 | -- |
| Benzodiazepines | 23 | 26 | 0 | -- | 8 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 4 | 9 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 51 | 73 | 9 | -- | 10 | -- |
| – Heroin (specified) | 4 | 17 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – Methadone | 9 | 13 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 41 | 47 | -- | -- | 10 | -- |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | -- | 8 | 0 | 0 | 6 | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Muscle relaxants | 0 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
