Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	998
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	65
Metro area population, 2006	9,505,748
Population covered by DAWN	8,034,600
Percent of population covered by DAWN	85%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2006

Metro area component	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
* Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (8)	998	12.4	65	0.8	8,034,600
1. Cook County, IL	803	15.2	26	0.5	5,288,655
2. DeKalb County, IL*					100,139
3. DuPage County, IL	59	6.3	14	1.5	932,670
4. Grundy County, IL	7	15.3	0	0.0	45,828
5. Kane County, IL	23	4.7	6	1.2	493,735
6. Kendall County, IL	2	2.3	2	2.3	88,158
7. Lake County, IL	63	8.8	12	1.7	713,076
8. McHenry County, IL	21	6.7	3	1.0	312,373
9. Will County, IL*					668,217
10. Jasper County, IN*					32,296
11. Lake County, IN*					494,202
12. Newton County, IN*					14,293
13. Porter County, IN	20	12.5	2	1.2	160,105
14. Kenosha County, WI*					162,001

Deaths by manner of death, 2006

Suicide	6.1%
Homicide	0.3%
Could not be determined	0.8%
Accidental	91.9%
Natural	0.8%

Place of death, 2006

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	460
Home	348
Public place	73
Other	108
Not documented	9

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	15
Home	40
Public place	6
Other	4
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2006

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	212	493	705
Cocaine	228	342	570
Alcohol	4	206	210
Benzodiazepines	2	37	39
Antidepressants	3	25	28

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2006

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	6	19	25
Opiates/opioids	3	19	22
Benzodiazepines	0	18	18
Alcohol	0	17	17
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	2	11	13

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2006

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	19.9
Female	5.1

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.5
21 to 34	15.5
35 to 54	26.5
55 and over	5.3

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related suicide, 2006

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	0.9
Female	0.7

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	0.9
35 to 54	1.4
55 and over	0.8

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2005-2006

Drug category	Drug-related			Drug-related suicide
	Deaths, 2005	Deaths, 2006	Single-drug deaths, 2006	Deaths, 2005	Deaths, 2006	Single-drug deaths, 2006
* 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.
ALL DRUGS	772	998	458	69	65	20
Alcohol*	151	210	4	22	17	0
Cocaine	479	570	228	4	9	--
Marijuana	19	21	0	--	--	--
Stimulants	--	--	--	--	0	0
Club drugs†	--	0	0	--	0	0
Hallucinogens††	0	--	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	--	--	--	--	0	0
Antidepressants	28	28	--	20	25	6
Antipsychotics	--	--	0	6	6	0
Benzodiazepines	32	39	--	19	18	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	18	16	0	13	13	--
Opiates/opioids	472	705	212	19	22	--
– Heroin (specified)	45	59	9	--	0	0
– Methadone	60	56	17	--	--	--
– All other opiates/opioids	387	624	186	18	19	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	0	--	0	--	--	0
Salicylates/combinations	--	--	0	--	--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations	6	7	--	11	12	--
Anticonvulsants	4	4	0	--	--	0
Muscle relaxants	4	4	--	--	5	--