Milwaukee-Waukesha-West Allis, WI

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	178
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	16
Metro area population, 2007	1,544,398
Population covered by DAWN	951,252
Percent of population covered by DAWN	62%

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)	178	18.7	16	1.7	951,252
1. Milwaukee County, WI	178	18.7	16	1.7	951,252
2. Ozaukee County, WI*					85,602
3. Washington County, WI*					128,211
4. Waukesha County, WI*					379,333

Deaths by manner of death, 2007

Suicide	8.2%
Homicide	0.0%
Could not be determined	4.1%
Accidental	87.1%
Natural	0.5%

Place of death, 2007

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	29
Home	123
Public place	5
Other	21
Not documented	0

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

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	6	120	126
Cocaine	19	66	85
Benzodiazepines	0	79	79
Alcohol	0	57	57
Antidepressants	0	53	53

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	1	9	10
Benzodiazepines	0	9	9
Opiates/opioids	0	6	6
Alcohol	0	6	6
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	0	5	5

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	23.5
Female	14.3

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	2.4
21 to 34	23.0
35 to 54	38.6
55 and over	11.5

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.5
Female	1.8

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.0
21 to 34	0.6
35 to 54	3.6
55 and over	2.4

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	179	178	26	11	16	--
Alcohol*	46	57	0	5	6	--
Cocaine	101	85	19	--	--	--
Marijuana	8	--	0	0	0	--
Stimulants	0	0	0	0	0	--
Club drugs†	0	--	0	0	0	--
Hallucinogens††	0	0	0	0	0	--
Inhalants	0	--	0	0	--	--
Antidepressants	44	53	0	5	10	--
Antipsychotics	12	7	0	0	--	--
Benzodiazepines	65	79	0	4	9	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	28	29	0	4	5	--
Opiates/opioids	135	126	6	5	6	--
– Heroin (specified)	18	20	0	0	0	--
– Methadone	51	50	4	0	4	--
– All other opiates/opioids	97	88	--	5	--	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	0	0	0	0	0	--
Salicylates/combinations	--	0	0	0	--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations	--	11	--	4	0	--
Anticonvulsants	18	12	0	0	4	--
Muscle relaxants	13	16	0	--	--	--