| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 160 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 22 |
| Population | 1,482,478 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 10.8 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 1.5 |
| Suicide | 12.1% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 3.3% |
| Accidental | 79.7% |
| Natural | 4.9% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 65 |
| Home | 72 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | 20 |
| Not documented | -- |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 7 |
| Home | 13 |
| Public place | 0 |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 29 | 90 | 119 |
| Cocaine | 7 | 47 | 54 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 45 | 45 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 34 | 34 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 14 | 14 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 17.2 |
| Female | 4.5 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 0.8 |
| 21 to 34 | 15.4 |
| 35 to 54 | 19.4 |
| 55 and over | 6.9 |
| 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 | 176 | 160 | 52 | 20 | 22 | 6 |
| Alcohol* | 54 | 45 | 0 | -- | 5 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 76 | 54 | 7 | -- | -- | -- |
| Marijuana | 10 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Stimulants | 12 | 7 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 38 | 14 | 0 | 6 | 10 | 0 |
| Antipsychotics | 10 | 5 | -- | 0 | 6 | -- |
| Benzodiazepines | 30 | 34 | 0 | 7 | 6 | -- |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 130 | 119 | 29 | 7 | 7 | -- |
| – Heroin (specified) | 13 | 6 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – Methadone | 45 | 20 | -- | -- | -- | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 92 | 102 | 25 | 6 | 5 | -- |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | 4 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
