Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

Drug misuse deaths reported to DAWN	699
Suicide deaths reported to DAWN	51
Metro area population, 2004	9,391,515
Population covered by DAWN	7,058,121
Percent of population covered by DAWN	75%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2004

Metro area component	Drug misuse		Suicide		Total population
	Deaths	Rate1	Deaths	Rate1
§ Area did not participate in DAWN this year. * Indicates area featured in Spotlight section. 1 Deaths per 1,000,000 population.
Total participating (7)	699	99.0	51	7.2	7,058,121
1. Cook County, IL*	573	107.5	38	7.1	5,327,777
2. DeKalb County, IL§					95,503
3. DuPage County, IL§					928,718
4. Grundy County, IL	10	243.5	1	24.3	41,069
5. Kane County, IL	28	59.3	3	6.3	472,482
6. Kendall County, IL	2	27.6	0	0.0	72,548
7. Lake County, IL	53	76.5	6	8.7	692,895
8. McHenry County, IL	25	84.3	1	3.4	296,389
9. Will County, IL§					613,849
10. Jasper County, IN§					31,624
11. Lake County, IN§					490,844
12. Newton County, IN§					14,421
13. Porter County, IN	8	51.6	2	12.9	154,961
14. Kenosha County, WI§					158,435

Deaths by case type, 2004

Suicide	6.8%
Overmedication	4.1%
Homicide	0.5%
All other accidental	86.5%
Could not be determined	2.0%

Place of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Health care facility	322
Home	230
Public place	32
Other	111
Not documented	4

Suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	14
Home	32
Public place	--
Other	--
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug misuse deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Cocaine	214	228	442
Opiates/opioids	125	310	435
Alcohol	7	125	132
Antidepressants	1	23	24
Benzodiazepines	2	20	22

Top 5 drugs involved: Suicide deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	7	10	17
Alcohol	0	14	14
Opiates/opioids	2	9	11
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	5	5	10
Antipsychotics	2	7	9

Death rates by gender and age: Drug misuse, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	149.6
Female	50.2

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	13.5
21 to 34	122.1
35 to 54	213.5
55 and over	37.8

Death rates by gender and age: Suicide, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	8.1
Female	6.4

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	0.9
21 to 34	4.9
35 to 54	15.6
55 and over	7.0

Causes of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	569
– Abuse	--
– Drug or alcohol	566
– Toxic effects	549
Body systems (includes infections)	149
Accidents and injuries	13

Suicide	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	51
– Abuse	--
– Drug or alcohol	51
– Toxic effects	49
Body systems (includes infections)	6
Accidents and injuries	--

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2003-2004

Drug category	Drug misuse			Suicide
	Deaths, 2003	Deaths, 2004	Single-drug deaths, 2004	Deaths, 2003	Deaths, 2004	Single-drug deaths, 2004
2 Includes alcohol in combination with other drugs (all ages) and alcohol alone in decedents under age 21. 3 Includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and ketamine. 4 Includes PCP, LSD, and miscellaneous hallucinogens.
ALL DRUGS		699	358		51	23
Alcohol2		132	7		14	0
Cocaine		442	214		--	0
Marijuana		10	--		0	0
Stimulants		--	--		0	0
Club drugs3		--	0		0	0
Hallucinogens4		--	0		0	0
Inhalants		0	0		0	0
Antidepressants		24	--		17	7
Antipsychotics		--	0		9	--
Benzodiazepines		22	--		7	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		10	0		10	5
Opiates/opioids		435	125		11	--
– Heroin (specified)		30	7		--	0
– Methadone		40	20		0	0
– All other opiates/opioids (not heroin or methadone)		375	98		10	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		--	0		0	0
Salicylates/combinations		--	--		--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations		6	0		4	--
Anticonvulsants		4	0		--	0
Muscle relaxants		9	--		--	0