Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	465
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	92
Metro area population, 2007	5,306,565
Population covered by DAWN	5,255,733
Percent of population covered by DAWN	99%

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 (19)	465	8.8	92	1.8	5,255,733
1. District of Columbia	214	36.4	24	4.1	588,292
2. Calvert County, MD	14	15.9	2	2.3	88,223
3. Charles County, MD	14	10.0	1	0.7	140,444
4. Frederick County, MD	28	12.5	1	0.4	224,705
5. Montgomery County, MD	49	5.3	8	0.9	930,813
6. Prince George's County, MD	60	7.2	9	1.1	828,770
7. Alexandria City, VA	5	3.6	4	2.9	140,024
8. Arlington County, VA	9	4.4	3	1.5	204,568
9. Clarke County, VA	1	7.0	1	7.0	14,361
10. Fairfax County, VA	21	2.0	20	1.9	1,033,590
11. Falls Church City, VA	0	0.0	0	0.0	10,948
12. Fauquier County, VA	7	10.6	2	3.0	66,328
13. Fredericksburg City, VA	1	4.5	1	4.5	22,410
14. Loudoun County, VA	9	3.2	3	1.1	278,797
15. Manassas City, VA	4	11.3	1	2.8	35,412
16. Prince William County, VA	15	4.0	9	2.4	371,837
17. Spotsylvania County, VA	4	3.4	1	0.8	119,194
18. Stafford County, VA	7	5.8	1	0.8	120,723
19. Warren County, VA	3	8.3	1	2.8	36,294
20. Jefferson County, WV*					50,832

Deaths by manner of death, 2007

Suicide	16.5%
Homicide	0.0%
Could not be determined	28.4%
Accidental	38.2%
Natural	16.9%

Place of death, 2007

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	193
Home	185
Public place	43
Other	44
Not documented	0

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	17
Home	58
Public place	7
Other	10
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	80	193	273
Cocaine	96	120	216
Alcohol	5	117	122
Antidepressants	6	39	45
Benzodiazepines	1	24	25

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	8	24	32
Antidepressants	3	26	29
Alcohol	0	22	22
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	2	17	19
Benzodiazepines	1	15	16

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	13.1
Female	4.8

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.1
21 to 34	7.2
35 to 54	17.2
55 and over	8.1

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.7
Female	1.8

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	1.2
35 to 54	3.3
55 and over	2.1

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	328	465	210	58	92	31
Alcohol*	96	122	5	18	22	0
Cocaine	163	216	96	9	10	4
Marijuana	0	--	--	0	0	0
Stimulants	--	6	--	--	--	--
Club drugs†	--	--	--	0	--	0
Hallucinogens††	6	25	13	--	--	0
Inhalants	--	--	--	--	--	--
Antidepressants	34	45	6	19	29	--
Antipsychotics	6	--	0	9	15	--
Benzodiazepines	7	25	--	13	16	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	14	20	--	19	19	--
Opiates/opioids	197	273	80	24	32	8
– Heroin (specified)	17	38	8	0	0	0
– Methadone	54	72	26	10	5	--
– All other opiates/opioids	157	193	46	17	28	7
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	0	0	0	0	--	0
Salicylates/combinations	0	--	0	0	--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations	12	14	0	4	14	4
Anticonvulsants	--	4	--	0	--	0
Muscle relaxants	--	5	0	--	--	0