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Minneapolis-St. Paul-Bloomington, MN-WI: Ramsey County, MN

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 67
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 11
Population 506,301
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 13.2
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 2.2

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 14.1%
Homicide 2.6%
Could not be determined 1.3%
Accidental 69.2%
Natural 12.8%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 11 23 34
Alcohol 3 14 17
Benzodiazepines 1 11 12
Cocaine 4 7 11
Antidepressants 0 8 8

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 16.4
Female 10.3

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 4.3
21 to 34 9.9
35 to 54 22.2
55 and over 17.0

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 23
Home 36
Public place 0
Other 8
Not documented 0

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 5
Home 4
Public place 0
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 63 67 34 14 11 7
Alcohol 17 17 * * 0 0
Cocaine 12 11 4 * * 0
Marijuana * 6 0 0 * *
Stimulants 9 4 * 0 0 0
Club drugs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens 0 * * 0 0 0
Inhalants 0 * * 0 * *
Antidepressants 8 8 0 * 4 *
Antipsychotics 0 * * * 0 0
Benzodiazepines 11 12 * 4 * 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 6 7 * * 0 0
Opiates/opioids 39 34 11 9 * *
– Heroin (specified) * * * 0 0 0
– Methadone 17 9 * 0 0 0
– All other opiates/opioids 24 26 7 9 * *
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents * * 0 0 0 0
Salicylates/combinations 0 * 0 0 0 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations 6 4 * * 0 0
Anticonvulsants * 5 0 * 0 0
Muscle relaxants 0 * 0 0 0 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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