| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 442 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 15 |
| Population | 1,447,395 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 30.5 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 1.0 |
| Suicide | 3.3% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 2.2% |
| Accidental | 94.3% |
| Natural | 0.2% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 131 |
| Home | 232 |
| Public place | 13 |
| Other | 64 |
| Not documented | -- |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | -- |
| Home | 11 |
| Public place | 0 |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 9 | 300 | 309 |
| Cocaine | 29 | 204 | 233 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 179 | 179 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 109 | 109 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 98 | 98 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 45.3 |
| Female | 17.5 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 2.3 |
| 21 to 34 | 40.0 |
| 35 to 54 | 63.4 |
| 55 and over | 20.3 |
| 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 | 417 | 442 | 41 | 8 | 15 | -- |
| Alcohol* | 115 | 98 | 0 | -- | 4 | -- |
| Cocaine | 266 | 233 | 29 | -- | -- | -- |
| Marijuana | -- | 6 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Stimulants | 8 | 8 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Club drugs† | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Hallucinogens†† | 17 | 20 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Inhalants | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Antidepressants | 95 | 109 | 0 | -- | 8 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 38 | 48 | 0 | 0 | 4 | -- |
| Benzodiazepines | 110 | 179 | 0 | -- | 7 | -- |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 117 | 97 | 0 | 5 | -- | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 282 | 309 | 9 | 4 | 6 | -- |
| – Heroin (specified) | 105 | 92 | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| – Methadone | 78 | 99 | 4 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 250 | 262 | -- | 4 | 6 | -- |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 67 | 79 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 20 | 24 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Anticonvulsants | 27 | 29 | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- |
| Muscle relaxants | 24 | 29 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
