New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	1,116
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	121
Metro area population, 2008	19,006,798
Population covered by DAWN	11,115,006
Percent of population covered by DAWN	58%

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 (10)	1,116	10.0	121	1.1	11,115,006
1. Bergen County, NJ*					894,840
2. Essex County, NJ*					770,675
3. Hudson County, NJ*					595,419
4. Hunterdon County, NJ	13	10.1	4	3.1	129,031
5. Middlesex County, NJ*					789,102
6. Monmouth County, NJ*					642,448
7. Morris County, NJ	43	8.8	9	1.8	487,548
8. Ocean County, NJ*					569,111
9. Passaic County, NJ*					490,948
10. Somerset County, NJ*					324,563
11. Sussex County, NJ*					150,909
12. Union County, NJ	48	9.2	8	1.5	523,249
13. Bronx County, NY	189	13.6	7	0.5	1,391,903
14. Kings County, NY	232	9.1	15	0.6	2,556,598
15. Nassau County, NY*					1,351,625
16. New York County, NY	154	9.4	28	1.7	1,634,795
17. Putnam County, NY	13	13.1	2	2.0	99,244
18. Queens County, NY	171	7.5	19	0.8	2,293,007
19. Richmond County, NY	65	13.3	2	0.4	487,407
20. Rockland County, NY*					298,545
21. Suffolk County, NY	188	12.4	27	1.8	1,512,224
22. Westchester County, NY*					953,943
23. Pike County, PA*					59,664

Deaths by manner of death, 2008

Suicide	9.8%
Homicide	0.4%
Could not be determined	4.2%
Accidental	76.0%
Natural	9.6%

Place of death, 2008

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	362
Home	603
Public place	48
Other	102
Not documented	--

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	23
Home	82
Public place	8
Other	7
Not documented	--

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2008

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	138	603	741
Cocaine	137	324	461
Alcohol	3	289	292
Benzodiazepines	3	266	269
Antidepressants	2	146	148

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	7	42	49
Antidepressants	5	35	40
Benzodiazepines	1	37	38
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	6	31	37
Alcohol	0	36	36

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	15.1
Female	5.3

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.1
21 to 34	9.1
35 to 54	19.3
55 and over	9.3

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.3
Female	0.9

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	0.9
35 to 54	1.9
55 and over	1.3

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		1,116	365		121	35
Alcohol*		292	--		36	0
Cocaine		461	137		13	--
Marijuana		23	0		--	0
Stimulants		17	5		--	0
Club drugs†		6	--		0	0
Hallucinogens††		11	4		0	0
Inhalants		--	--		5	5
Antidepressants		148	--		40	5
Antipsychotics		54	4		22	--
Benzodiazepines		269	--		38	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		92	--		37	6
Opiates/opioids		741	138		49	7
– Heroin (specified)		223	45		4	--
– Methadone		235	35		6	0
– All other opiates/opioids		434	58		43	6
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		--	--		0	0
Salicylates/combinations		7	--		--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations		39	0		20	--
Anticonvulsants		13	--		7	--
Muscle relaxants		25	0		7	--