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Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Pompano Beach, FL: Palm Beach County, FL

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 216
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 44
Population 1,280,173
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 16.9
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 3.4

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 16.9%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 2.7%
Accidental 79.6%
Natural 0.8%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 39 132 171
Benzodiazepines 0 88 88
Cocaine 8 45 53
Alcohol 0 43 43
Antidepressants 0 37 37

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 24.8
Female 9.3

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 2.2
21 to 34 30.1
35 to 54 32.0
55 and over 9.0

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 42
Home 132
Public place 26
Other 11
Not documented 5

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 8
Home 31
Public place 4
Other *
Not documented 0

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2009-2010
Drug category Drug-relatedDrug-related suicide
Deaths, 2009 Deaths, 2010 Single-drug deaths, 2010 Deaths, 2009 Deaths, 2010 Single-drug deaths, 2010
NOTES: Alcohol row includes alcohol in combination with other drugs (all ages) and alcohol alone in decedents under age 21. Club drugs row includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and ketamine. Hallucinogens row includes PCP, LSD, and miscellaneous hallucinogens.
ALL DRUGS 155 216 68 22 44 17
Alcohol 33 43 0 7 8 0
Cocaine 46 53 8 0 0 0
Marijuana 8 * 0 0 0 0
Stimulants * * 0 0 0 0
Club drugs 0 * 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inhalants * * * * * 0
Antidepressants 37 37 0 5 16 *
Antipsychotics 12 11 0 0 4 *
Benzodiazepines 93 88 0 12 18 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 21 22 0 7 10 *
Opiates/opioids 140 171 39 11 23 5
– Heroin (specified) 6 * * 0 0 0
– Methadone 26 36 8 * 4 *
– All other opiates/opioids 130 145 29 11 20 4
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 8 8 0 * * 0
Salicylates/combinations * * 0 0 * *
Misc. analgesics/combinations 19 29 * 8 11 *
Anticonvulsants 10 9 0 0 * 0
Muscle relaxants 15 13 0 * 7 0

End Notes

1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. An asterisk (*) signifies that a small number of deaths was suppressed to protect privacy.
4. A dash (-) represents a blank cell.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2010.

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