| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 691 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 47 |
| Metro area population, 2008 | 5,838,471 |
| Population covered by DAWN | 3,500,631 |
| Percent of population covered by DAWN | 60% |
| Counties | Drug-related | Drug-related suicide | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | ||
| * Area did not participate in DAWN this year. | |||||
| Total participating (5) | 691 | 19.7 | 47 | 1.3 | 3,500,631 |
| 1. New Castle County, DE* | 529,641 | ||||
| 2. Cecil County, MD | 10 | 10.0 | 2 | 2.0 | 99,926 |
| 3. Burlington County, NJ* | 445,475 | ||||
| 4. Camden County, NJ* | 517,234 | ||||
| 5. Gloucester County, NJ* | 287,860 | ||||
| 6. Salem County, NJ* | 66,141 | ||||
| 7. Bucks County, PA | 56 | 9.0 | 6 | 1.0 | 621,643 |
| 8. Chester County, PA* | 491,489 | ||||
| 9. Delaware County, PA | 107 | 19.3 | 13 | 2.3 | 553,619 |
| 10. Montgomery County, PA | 76 | 9.8 | 11 | 1.4 | 778,048 |
| 11. Philadelphia County, PA | 442 | 30.5 | 15 | 1.0 | 1,447,395 |
| Suicide | 6.4% |
| Homicide | 0.1% |
| Could not be determined | 7.6% |
| Accidental | 85.5% |
| Natural | 0.4% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 178 |
| Home | 389 |
| Public place | 20 |
| Other | 101 |
| Not documented | -- |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 6 |
| Home | 33 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | 5 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 30 | 472 | 502 |
| Cocaine | 41 | 282 | 323 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 280 | 280 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 173 | 173 |
| Antidepressants | 1 | 156 | 157 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Antidepressants | 3 | 22 | 25 |
| Opiates/opioids | 4 | 19 | 23 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 18 | 18 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 16 | 16 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 2 | 9 | 11 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 28.0 |
| Female | 12.1 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 2.3 |
| 21 to 34 | 29.2 |
| 35 to 54 | 38.3 |
| 55 and over | 11.3 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 1.3 |
| Female | 1.4 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 0.1 |
| 21 to 34 | 1.0 |
| 35 to 54 | 2.6 |
| 55 and over | 1.5 |
| 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 | 659 | 691 | 81 | 50 | 47 | 10 |
| Alcohol* | 178 | 173 | 0 | 22 | 18 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 357 | 323 | 41 | 7 | 4 | 0 |
| Marijuana | 14 | 15 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | 16 | 14 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | 23 | 24 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | -- | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 146 | 157 | -- | 20 | 25 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 41 | 65 | -- | 6 | 8 | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 194 | 280 | 0 | 17 | 16 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 138 | 130 | -- | 12 | 11 | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 477 | 502 | 30 | 19 | 23 | 4 |
| – Heroin (specified) | 157 | 141 | 12 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – Methadone | 142 | 133 | 8 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 356 | 393 | 10 | 18 | 22 | 4 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 71 | 83 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 36 | 46 | -- | 12 | 9 | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | 33 | 41 | 0 | 7 | -- | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | 34 | 44 | 0 | -- | 5 | 0 |
