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New Orleans-Metairie-Kenner, LA


Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 95
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 8
Metro area population, 2010 1,190,001
Population covered by DAWN 563,002
Percent of population covered by DAWN 47%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2010
County Drug-related Drug-related suicide Population
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
† Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (4) 95 16.9 8 1.4 563,002
1. Jefferson Parish, LA 77 17.4 7 1.6 443,347
2. Orleans Parish, LA† - - - - 354,827
3. Plaquemines Parish, LA 6 28.6 1 4.8 20,946
4. St. Bernard Parish, LA† - - - - 40,644
5. St. Charles Parish, LA 4 7.7 0 0.0 51,617
6. St. John the Baptist Parish, LA 8 17.0 0 0.0 47,092
7. St. Tammany Parish, LA† - - - - 231,527

End Notes
1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. An asterisk (*) signifies that a small number of deaths was suppressed to protect privacy.
4. A dash (-) represents a blank cell.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2010.

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