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Chicago-Joliet-Naperville, IL-IN-WI: Cook County, IL

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 507
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 28
Population 5,287,160
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 9.6
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 0.5

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 5.2%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 0.2%
Accidental 94.6%
Natural 0.0%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 192 199 391
Cocaine 96 122 218
Alcohol 0 94 94
Benzodiazepines 1 10 11
Antidepressants 0 8 8

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 15.0
Female 4.4

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 0.9
21 to 34 12.0
35 to 54 18.1
55 and over 7.7

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 218
Home 244
Public place 30
Other 6
Not documented 9

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 11
Home 16
Public place 0
Other 0
Not documented *

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 502 507 294 43 28 12
Alcohol 95 94 0 8 8 0
Cocaine 243 218 96 * * 0
Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stimulants * 4 * * 0 0
Club drugs * 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inhalants * * * 0 * 0
Antidepressants 11 8 0 14 10 4
Antipsychotics 6 * 0 6 * *
Benzodiazepines 10 11 * 9 0 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 8 5 0 6 6 0
Opiates/opioids 353 391 192 18 9 *
– Heroin (specified) 0 0 0 0 0 0
– Methadone 21 29 16 * * 0
– All other opiates/opioids 338 363 176 18 8 *
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 0 0 * 0 0
Salicylates/combinations * 0 0 * 0 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations 8 5 * 6 4 *
Anticonvulsants 0 0 0 0 * 0
Muscle relaxants * 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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