Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	980
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	142
Metro area population, 2007	12,875,587
Population covered by DAWN	9,878,554
Percent of population covered by DAWN	77%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2007

Metro area component	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
* Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (1)	980	9.9	142	1.4	9,878,554
1. Los Angeles County, CA	980	9.9	142	1.4	9,878,554
2. Orange County, CA*					2,997,033

Deaths by manner of death, 2007

Suicide	12.7%
Homicide	0.4%
Could not be determined	2.0%
Accidental	85.0%
Natural	0.0%

Place of death, 2007

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	263
Home	391
Public place	140
Other	184
Not documented	--

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	17
Home	85
Public place	13
Other	27
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	93	434	527
Cocaine	140	243	383
Alcohol	11	294	305
Stimulants	20	193	213
Antidepressants	2	143	145

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Alcohol	1	59	60
Antidepressants	6	52	58
Opiates/opioids	4	47	51
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	2	38	40
Benzodiazepines	0	34	34

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2007

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	14.8
Female	5.1

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.2
21 to 34	8.0
35 to 54	20.4
55 and over	9.8

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related suicide, 2007

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.7
Female	1.1

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.2
21 to 34	2.0
35 to 54	2.0
55 and over	2.0

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2006-2007

Drug category	Drug-related			Drug-related suicide
	Deaths, 2006	Deaths, 2007	Single-drug deaths, 2007	Deaths, 2006	Deaths, 2007	Single-drug deaths, 2007
* 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	1,083	980	282	111	142	23
Alcohol*	306	305	11	34	60	--
Cocaine	458	383	140	19	15	--
Marijuana	79	37	--	0	--	0
Stimulants	266	213	20	8	19	0
Club drugs†	14	7	0	0	0	0
Hallucinogens††	17	11	--	0	--	--
Inhalants	4	6	--	--	8	--
Antidepressants	205	145	--	58	58	6
Antipsychotics	57	52	--	22	20	--
Benzodiazepines	145	122	--	38	34	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	146	113	--	38	40	--
Opiates/opioids	597	527	93	50	51	4
– Heroin (specified)	238	182	54	4	0	0
– Methadone	79	79	16	4	9	--
– All other opiates/opioids	359	324	23	46	44	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	5	7	0	5	--	0
Salicylates/combinations	--	--	--	--	4	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations	38	22	--	13	8	--
Anticonvulsants	27	26	0	11	10	0
Muscle relaxants	48	49	0	9	9	0