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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: Snohomish County, WA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 94
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 16
Population 694,666
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 13.5
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 2.3

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 14.5%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 0.9%
Accidental 84.5%
Natural 0.0%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 17 59 76
Benzodiazepines 0 26 26
Alcohol 0 18 18
Antidepressants 0 17 17
Stimulants 4 10 14

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 14.7
Female 12.4

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 3.0
21 to 34 14.2
35 to 54 26.3
55 and over 8.1

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 21
Home 53
Public place *
Other 19
Not documented 0

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility *
Home 12
Public place *
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 104 94 27 13 16 4
Alcohol 12 18 0 4 4 0
Cocaine 24 11 4 * * *
Marijuana 0 * 0 0 0 0
Stimulants 9 14 4 * 0 0
Club drugs 0 * 0 0 * 0
Hallucinogens 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inhalants 0 * * 0 * *
Antidepressants 28 17 0 5 6 0
Antipsychotics 8 * 0 * * *
Benzodiazepines 30 26 0 5 4 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 15 11 0 4 * 0
Opiates/opioids 87 76 17 6 8 0
– Heroin (specified) 6 15 4 0 0 0
– Methadone 38 35 10 * * 0
– All other opiates/opioids 60 40 * 5 8 0
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents * 0 0 * * 0
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 * 0 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations 9 * 0 7 5 *
Anticonvulsants 7 * 0 * * 0
Muscle relaxants 9 * 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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