Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	181
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	47
Metro area population, 2006	3,175,041
Population covered by DAWN	2,653,234
Percent of population covered by DAWN	84%

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 (10)	181	6.8	47	1.8	2,653,234
1. Anoka County, MN*					327,005
2. Carver County, MN	2	2.3	0	0.0	87,545
3. Chisago County, MN	2	4.0	3	6.0	50,344
4. Dakota County, MN	15	3.9	3	0.8	388,001
5. Hennepin County, MN	95	8.5	27	2.4	1,122,093
6. Isanti County, MN	0	0.0	0	0.0	38,576
7. Ramsey County, MN	45	9.1	12	2.4	493,215
8. Scott County, MN	6	4.8	0	0.0	124,092
9. Sherburne County, MN	2	2.4	0	0.0	84,995
10. Washington County, MN	13	5.8	2	0.9	225,000
11. Wright County, MN*					114,787
12. Pierce County, WI	1	2.5	0	0.0	39,373
13. St. Croix County, WI*					80,015

Deaths by manner of death, 2006

Suicide	20.6%
Homicide	0.4%
Could not be determined	10.5%
Accidental	63.6%
Natural	4.8%

Place of death, 2006

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	29
Home	113
Public place	--
Other	34
Not documented	--

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	9
Home	31
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	36	79	115
Cocaine	19	40	59
Alcohol	2	55	57
Benzodiazepines	0	25	25
Antidepressants	6	9	15

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Alcohol	0	15	15
Opiates/opioids	3	11	14
Antidepressants	2	10	12
Miscellaneous analgesics/combinations	2	8	10
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	3	6	9

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	10.5
Female	3.2

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.0
21 to 34	7.8
35 to 54	13.6
55 and over	3.7

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.7
Female	1.9

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	2.2
35 to 54	3.0
55 and over	1.9

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		181	79		47	15
Alcohol*		57	--		15	0
Cocaine		59	19		5	--
Marijuana		--	0		--	0
Stimulants		12	7		--	0
Club drugs†		--	--		0	0
Hallucinogens††		0	0		0	0
Inhalants		0	0		0	0
Antidepressants		15	6		12	--
Antipsychotics		--	0		8	--
Benzodiazepines		25	0		6	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		4	--		9	--
Opiates/opioids		115	36		14	--
– Heroin (specified)		12	0		0	0
– Methadone		37	16		4	--
– All other opiates/opioids		82	20		13	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		--	0		0	0
Salicylates/combinations		--	0		--	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations		9	--		10	--
Anticonvulsants		0	0		--	0
Muscle relaxants		0	0		--	0