| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 305 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 38 |
| Population | 1,875,519 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 16.3 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 2.0 |
| Suicide | 11.1% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 2.3% |
| Accidental | 86.3% |
| Natural | 0.3% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 107 |
| Home | 139 |
| Public place | 27 |
| Other | 32 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 7 |
| Home | 22 |
| Public place | 4 |
| Other | 5 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 28 | 166 | 194 |
| Cocaine | 17 | 58 | 75 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 70 | 70 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 69 | 69 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 58 | 58 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 20.8 |
| Female | 11.8 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 1.1 |
| 21 to 34 | 12.9 |
| 35 to 54 | 24.9 |
| 55 and over | 23.1 |
| 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 | 315 | 305 | 109 | 51 | 38 | 7 |
| Alcohol* | 77 | 70 | 0 | 14 | 15 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 91 | 75 | 17 | 7 | -- | 0 |
| Marijuana | 6 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | 29 | 16 | 8 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | -- | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Antidepressants | 74 | 69 | 0 | 18 | 14 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 9 | 15 | -- | 5 | 5 | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 32 | 58 | 0 | 18 | 14 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 33 | 42 | 0 | 15 | 11 | 0 |
| Opiates/opioids | 192 | 194 | 28 | 22 | 15 | -- |
| – Heroin (specified) | 57 | 45 | 8 | 0 | -- | -- |
| – Methadone | 80 | 91 | 15 | -- | -- | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 89 | 96 | 5 | 21 | 10 | 0 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | -- | 10 | 5 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 18 | 5 | -- | 15 | 10 | -- |
| Anticonvulsants | 23 | 15 | 0 | 7 | -- | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | 10 | 13 | 0 | 5 | -- | 0 |
