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Kansas City, MO-KS: Jackson County, MO

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 111
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 13
Population 705,689
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 15.7
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 1.8

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 10.5%
Homicide 0.8%
Could not be determined 0.0%
Accidental 87.9%
Natural 0.8%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 17 50 67
Cocaine 16 12 28
Alcohol 1 25 26
Benzodiazepines 0 23 23
Stimulants 11 3 14

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 21.3
Female 10.5

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 2.5
21 to 34 15.5
35 to 54 28.3
55 and over 16.9

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 22
Home 72
Public place *
Other 16
Not documented 0

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 4
Home 6
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 96 111 48 20 13 *
Alcohol 22 26 * 5 5 *
Cocaine 25 28 16 * 0 *
Marijuana 6 0 0 0 0 *
Stimulants 9 14 11 * * *
Club drugs 0 0 0 0 0 *
Hallucinogens * * 0 0 0 *
Inhalants * * * * * *
Antidepressants 15 10 * 10 * *
Antipsychotics 5 * 0 * * *
Benzodiazepines 35 23 0 8 4 *
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 4 * 0 * * *
Opiates/opioids 59 67 17 7 6 *
– Heroin (specified) * * * 0 0 *
– Methadone 16 15 5 * * *
– All other opiates/opioids 43 52 9 6 5 *
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 0 0 0 0 *
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 0 * *
Misc. analgesics/combinations * * 0 0 * *
Anticonvulsants * * 0 0 0 *
Muscle relaxants 7 5 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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