| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 201 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 31 |
| Population | 635,139 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 31.6 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 4.9 |
| Suicide | 13.4% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 5.2% |
| Accidental | 81.5% |
| Natural | 0.0% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 34 |
| Home | 112 |
| Public place | 17 |
| Other | 38 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 10 |
| Home | 19 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 39 | 133 | 172 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 72 | 72 |
| Cocaine | 14 | 45 | 59 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 33 | 33 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 26 | 26 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 48.2 |
| Female | 15.4 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 4.3 |
| 21 to 34 | 46.0 |
| 35 to 54 | 63.7 |
| 55 and over | 15.9 |
| 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 | 188 | 201 | 59 | 27 | 31 | 10 |
| Alcohol* | 66 | 72 | 0 | 6 | 7 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 64 | 59 | 14 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Marijuana | 8 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | 20 | 14 | 5 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 32 | 26 | 0 | 18 | 9 | 0 |
| Antipsychotics | 7 | 5 | 0 | 5 | 4 | -- |
| Benzodiazepines | 40 | 33 | 0 | 11 | 6 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 21 | 9 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 151 | 172 | 39 | 10 | 20 | 4 |
| – Heroin (specified) | 27 | 46 | 14 | -- | -- | -- |
| – Methadone | 29 | 32 | 7 | 0 | 6 | -- |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 116 | 113 | 18 | 9 | 15 | -- |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 20 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | 12 | 13 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
