Detroit-Warren-Livonia, MI

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	884
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	60
Metro area population, 2006	4,468,966
Population covered by DAWN	4,375,205
Percent of population covered by DAWN	98%

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 (5)	884	20.2	60	1.4	4,375,205
1. Lapeer County, MI*					93,761
2. Livingston County, MI	18	9.8	1	0.5	184,511
3. Macomb County, MI	138	16.6	16	1.9	832,861
4. Oakland County, MI	165	13.6	19	1.6	1,214,255
5. St. Clair County, MI	24	14.0	2	1.2	171,725
6. Wayne County, MI	539	27.3	22	1.1	1,971,853

Deaths by manner of death, 2006

Suicide	6.4%
Homicide	0.2%
Could not be determined	20.2%
Accidental	72.9%
Natural	0.3%

Place of death, 2006

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	245
Home	526
Public place	15
Other	96
Not documented	--

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	11
Home	42
Public place	--
Other	6
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2006

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	89	624	713
Cocaine	87	318	405
Alcohol	2	208	210
Benzodiazepines	1	180	181
Antidepressants	3	115	118

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	2	32	34
Opiates/opioids	3	24	27
Alcohol	0	21	21
Benzodiazepines	0	20	20
Miscellaneous analgesics/combinations	0	14	14

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	29.3
Female	11.6

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	2.6
21 to 34	29.7
35 to 54	40.0
55 and over	8.9

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.3
Female	1.5

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.0
21 to 34	0.9
35 to 54	2.7
55 and over	1.6

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		884	191		60	13
Alcohol*		210	--		21	0
Cocaine		405	87		--	0
Marijuana		49	0		--	0
Stimulants		11	0		--	0
Club drugs†		--	0		0	0
Hallucinogens††		0	0		0	0
Inhalants		9	--		--	0
Antidepressants		118	--		34	--
Antipsychotics		38	0		10	--
Benzodiazepines		181	--		20	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		80	0		6	--
Opiates/opioids		713	89		27	--
– Heroin (specified)		151	--		0	0
– Methadone		117	20		4	--
– All other opiates/opioids		653	68		24	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		6	0		--	0
Salicylates/combinations		0	0		--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations		65	4		14	0
Anticonvulsants		9	0		7	0
Muscle relaxants		43	0		4	0