| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 565 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 38 |
| Population | 5,294,664 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 10.7 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 0.7 |
| Suicide | 6.3% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 0.8% |
| Accidental | 91.9% |
| Natural | 1.0% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 224 |
| Home | 223 |
| Public place | 52 |
| Other | 53 |
| Not documented | 13 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 15 |
| Home | 22 |
| Public place | 0 |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 169 | 240 | 409 |
| Cocaine | 124 | 158 | 282 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 144 | 144 |
| Antidepressants | 1 | 9 | 10 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 1 | 8 | 9 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 15.7 |
| Female | 5.8 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 1.0 |
| 21 to 34 | 11.9 |
| 35 to 54 | 23.7 |
| 55 and over | 5.2 |
| 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 | 541 | 565 | 300 | 31 | 38 | 14 |
| Alcohol* | 74 | 144 | 0 | -- | 10 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 342 | 282 | 124 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Marijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 8 | 10 | -- | 8 | 13 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | -- | -- | 0 | 6 | 4 | -- |
| Benzodiazepines | 6 | 6 | -- | 4 | 7 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | -- | -- | 0 | 4 | 7 | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 326 | 409 | 169 | 10 | 13 | -- |
| – Heroin (specified) | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – Methadone | 36 | 30 | 14 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 300 | 385 | 155 | 9 | 13 | -- |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 6 | 9 | -- | 12 | 11 | 6 |
| Anticonvulsants | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
