| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 171 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 19 |
| Population | 2,293,007 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 7.5 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 0.8 |
| Suicide | 10.0% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 6.3% |
| Accidental | 69.5% |
| Natural | 14.2% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 64 |
| Home | 87 |
| Public place | 4 |
| Other | 16 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | -- |
| Home | 15 |
| Public place | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Not documented | -- |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 22 | 77 | 99 |
| Cocaine | 19 | 45 | 64 |
| Benzodiazepines | 1 | 48 | 49 |
| Alcohol | 1 | 35 | 36 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 30 | 30 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 10.7 |
| Female | 4.4 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 0.9 |
| 21 to 34 | 6.6 |
| 35 to 54 | 12.5 |
| 55 and over | 8.6 |
| 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 | 140 | 171 | 64 | 19 | 19 | 4 |
| Alcohol* | 42 | 36 | -- | -- | 4 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 70 | 64 | 19 | -- | -- | -- |
| Marijuana | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Antidepressants | 22 | 30 | 0 | 7 | 6 | 0 |
| Antipsychotics | 11 | 15 | -- | -- | -- | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 30 | 49 | -- | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 18 | 21 | 0 | 8 | 8 | 0 |
| Opiates/opioids | 83 | 99 | 22 | 5 | 6 | 0 |
| – Heroin (specified) | 27 | 37 | 8 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – Methadone | 27 | 34 | 7 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 43 | 53 | 7 | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 7 | 5 | 0 | 4 | 5 | -- |
| Anticonvulsants | 4 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
