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Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH: Norfolk County, MA


Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 61
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 12
Population 666,384
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 9.2
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 1.8

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 16.4%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 8.2%
Accidental 75.3%
Natural 0.0%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 18 25 43
Alcohol 0 18 18
Cocaine 3 14 17
Antidepressants 1 10 11
Benzodiazepines 0 8 8

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 11.2
Female 7.2

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 0.0
21 to 34 12.9
35 to 54 18.8
55 and over 4.6

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 15
Home 39
Public place *
Other 4
Not documented *

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility *
Home 6
Public place *
Other *
Not documented *

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2009-2010
Drug category Drug-related Drug-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 71 61 26 6 12 6
Alcohol 14 18 0 * * 0
Cocaine 19 17 * * * *
Marijuana * 0 0 * 0 0
Stimulants 0 * * 0 0 0
Club drugs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inhalants * * * 0 * *
Antidepressants 14 11 * 4 * 0
Antipsychotics * * 0 0 * *
Benzodiazepines 16 8 0 * * 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics * 4 * * * 0
Opiates/opioids 59 43 18 * 4 *
– Heroin (specified) 7 4 * * 0 0
– Methadone 14 9 * 0 0 0
– All other opiates/opioids 43 32 12 * 4 *
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 0 0 0 * 0
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 0 * 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations * * * 0 * 0
Anticonvulsants 0 * 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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