Utah

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	465
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	52
Metro area population, 2007	2,645,330
Population covered by DAWN	2,645,330
Percent of population covered by DAWN	100%

State overview: Deaths and population by county, 2007

Counties	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
Total participating (29)	465	17.6	52	2.0	2,645,330
1. Beaver County	2	32.8	1	16.4	6,090
2. Box Elder County	9	18.8	0	0.0	47,846
3. Cache County	10	9.2	0	0.0	108,887
4. Carbon County	5	25.5	1	5.1	19,634
5. Daggett County	2	215.7	0	0.0	927
6. Davis County	36	12.5	7	2.4	288,146
7. Duchesne County	3	18.5	0	0.0	16,216
8. Emery County	5	48.1	0	0.0	10,399
9. Garfield County	1	22.1	0	0.0	4,529
10. Grand County	3	33.2	0	0.0	9,023
11. Iron County	8	18.4	1	2.3	43,526
12. Juab County	4	41.6	0	0.0	9,604
13. Kane County	2	30.7	0	0.0	6,523
14. Millard County	2	16.7	0	0.0	11,949
15. Morgan County	0	0.0	0	0.0	8,357
16. Piute County	0	0.0	0	0.0	1,341
17. Rich County	0	0.0	0	0.0	2,094
18. Salt Lake County	207	20.5	25	2.5	1,009,518
19. San Juan County	1	6.9	0	0.0	14,484
20. Sanpete County	1	4.1	0	0.0	24,644
21. Sevier County	2	10.2	0	0.0	19,702
22. Summit County	5	14.1	0	0.0	35,541
23. Tooele County	10	18.2	2	3.6	54,914
24. Uintah County	3	10.3	0	0.0	29,042
25. Utah County	78	16.1	3	0.6	483,702
26. Wasatch County	5	24.3	0	0.0	20,535
27. Washington County	14	10.5	5	3.7	133,791
28. Wayne County	1	39.7	0	0.0	2,520
29. Weber County	46	20.7	7	3.2	221,846

Deaths by manner of death, 2007

Suicide	10.1%
Homicide	0.0%
Could not be determined	66.0%
Accidental	21.9%
Natural	2.1%

Place of death, 2007

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	118
Home	283
Public place	16
Other	47
Not documented	--

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	12
Home	30
Public place	6
Other	--
Not documented	--

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	26	373	399
Antidepressants	0	166	166
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	1	143	144
Benzodiazepines	0	136	136
Cocaine	5	101	106

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	0	31	31
Opiates/opioids	0	30	30
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	3	24	27
Benzodiazepines	0	18	18
Alcohol	0	15	15

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	20.8
Female	14.3

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	2.5
21 to 34	26.5
35 to 54	36.8
55 and over	10.1

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.9
Female	2.0

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.2
21 to 34	1.6
35 to 54	4.3
55 and over	2.9

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	406	465	38	61	52	--
Alcohol*	68	79	--	19	15	--
Cocaine	116	106	5	--	--	--
Marijuana	73	86	0	--	4	--
Stimulants	62	49	4	6	--	--
Club drugs†	--	--	0	0	0	--
Hallucinogens††	0	0	0	0	0	--
Inhalants	5	4	0	0	0	--
Antidepressants	161	166	0	36	31	--
Antipsychotics	19	34	0	8	8	--
Benzodiazepines	139	136	0	20	18	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	113	144	--	30	27	--
Opiates/opioids	355	399	26	29	30	--
– Heroin (specified)	25	46	0	0	--	--
– Methadone	122	103	12	5	4	--
– All other opiates/opioids	270	343	14	26	28	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	--	--	0	--	0	--
Salicylates/combinations	0	--	0	--	0	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations	35	38	0	13	10	--
Anticonvulsants	19	25	0	9	6	--
Muscle relaxants	58	58	0	8	13	--