| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 154 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 28 |
| Population | 1,634,795 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 9.4 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 1.7 |
| Suicide | 15.4% |
| Homicide | 1.1% |
| Could not be determined | 3.8% |
| Accidental | 65.4% |
| Natural | 14.3% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 57 |
| Home | 72 |
| Public place | 7 |
| Other | 18 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | -- |
| Home | 21 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 13 | 77 | 90 |
| Cocaine | 21 | 40 | 61 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 40 | 40 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 22 | 22 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 14.3 |
| Female | 4.9 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 0.9 |
| 21 to 34 | 6.6 |
| 35 to 54 | 14.0 |
| 55 and over | 12.8 |
| 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 | 160 | 154 | 61 | 28 | 28 | 5 |
| Alcohol* | 32 | 40 | 0 | -- | 11 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 79 | 61 | 21 | 0 | 7 | 0 |
| Marijuana | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | 6 | 5 | 4 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- | -- |
| Antidepressants | 12 | 16 | 0 | 8 | 12 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 6 | 7 | -- | -- | 6 | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 33 | 22 | 0 | 8 | 11 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 15 | 9 | -- | 12 | 11 | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 85 | 90 | 13 | 7 | 10 | -- |
| – Heroin (specified) | 33 | 32 | 6 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – Methadone | 33 | 29 | 4 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 35 | 46 | -- | 7 | 9 | -- |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 4 | -- | 0 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
