St. Louis, MO-IL

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	290
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	38
Metro area population, 2008	2,816,710
Population covered by DAWN	2,388,574
Percent of population covered by DAWN	85%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2008

Counties	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
* Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (9)	290	12.1	38	1.6	2,388,574
1. Bond County, IL*					18,253
2. Calhoun County, IL*					5,101
3. Clinton County, IL	2	5.4	0	0.0	36,711
4. Jersey County, IL	3	13.3	0	0.0	22,622
5. Macoupin County, IL*					48,138
6. Madison County, IL*					268,078
7. Monroe County, IL*					32,804
8. St. Clair County, IL	21	8.0	0	0.0	262,291
9. Franklin County, MO	20	19.8	1	1.0	100,898
10. Jefferson County, MO	21	9.6	4	1.8	217,679
11. Lincoln County, MO	2	3.8	0	0.0	52,775
12. St. Charles County, MO	36	10.3	6	1.7	349,407
13. St. Louis City, MO	77	21.7	8	2.3	354,361
14. St. Louis County, MO	108	10.9	19	1.9	991,830
15. Warren County, MO*					31,214
16. Washington County, MO*					24,548

Deaths by manner of death, 2008

Suicide	11.6%
Homicide	0.0%
Could not be determined	6.1%
Accidental	81.4%
Natural	0.9%

Place of death, 2008

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	108
Home	134
Public place	10
Other	38
Not documented	0

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	9
Home	24
Public place	--
Other	4
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2008

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	93	133	226
Alcohol	2	78	80
Cocaine	31	33	64
Antidepressants	2	30	32
Benzodiazepines	0	30	30

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2008

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	6	11	17
Antidepressants	1	10	11
Alcohol	1	9	10
Misc. analgesics/combinations	3	5	8
Antipsychotics	1	4	5

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2008

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	17.4
Female	7.2

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	2.1
21 to 34	23.8
35 to 54	20.6
55 and over	5.2

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related suicide, 2008

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.6
Female	1.6

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.3
21 to 34	1.0
35 to 54	3.4
55 and over	1.4

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2007-2008

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.
ALL DRUGS	265	290	138	44	38	13
Alcohol*	73	80	--	10	10	--
Cocaine	96	64	31	--	--	0
Marijuana	--	4	--	0	0	0
Stimulants	8	6	--	--	0	0
Club drugs†	--	--	0	--	0	0
Hallucinogens††	--	--	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	--	--	0	--	0	0
Antidepressants	21	32	--	18	11	--
Antipsychotics	8	4	--	5	5	--
Benzodiazepines	24	30	0	11	4	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	8	5	0	4	--	0
Opiates/opioids	153	226	93	9	17	6
– Heroin (specified)	67	118	56	--	--	--
– Methadone	18	33	10	--	--	--
– All other opiates/opioids	81	102	27	6	14	4
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	0	0	0	0	0	0
Salicylates/combinations	0	--	--	--	--	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations	4	12	--	9	8	--
Anticonvulsants	--	0	0	0	0	0
Muscle relaxants	--	6	0	--	--	0