| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 188 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 27 |
| Population | 1,512,224 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 12.4 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 1.8 |
| Suicide | 12.6% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 0.9% |
| Accidental | 83.3% |
| Natural | 3.3% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 58 |
| Home | 108 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | 19 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | -- |
| Home | 17 |
| Public place | 4 |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 51 | 104 | 155 |
| Cocaine | 13 | 55 | 68 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 49 | 49 |
| Benzodiazepines | 1 | 42 | 43 |
| Antidepressants | 2 | 10 | 12 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 19.0 |
| Female | 6.0 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 2.6 |
| 21 to 34 | 16.2 |
| 35 to 54 | 26.3 |
| 55 and over | 4.2 |
| 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 | 183 | 188 | 67 | 23 | 27 | 11 |
| Alcohol* | 39 | 49 | 0 | -- | 7 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 67 | 68 | 13 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Marijuana | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 13 | 12 | -- | -- | 5 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | -- | 5 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 42 | 43 | -- | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 12 | 7 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 145 | 155 | 51 | 13 | 15 | 4 |
| – Heroin (specified) | 35 | 45 | 17 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – Methadone | 38 | 36 | 16 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 89 | 81 | 18 | 13 | 14 | 4 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 12 | 6 | 0 | 5 | 5 | -- |
| Anticonvulsants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | 13 | 6 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- |
