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Oklahoma City, OK: Oklahoma County, OK

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 157
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 15
Population 716,727
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 21.9
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 2.1

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 8.7%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 11.6%
Accidental 79.1%
Natural 0.6%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 27 80 107
Benzodiazepines 1 33 34
Alcohol 0 31 31
Cocaine 6 15 21
Stimulants 14 6 20

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 25.5
Female 18.5

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 1.9
21 to 34 22.2
35 to 54 45.5
55 and over 21.2

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 55
Home 86
Public place 5
Other 11
Not documented 0

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 7
Home 7
Public place *
Other 0
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 96 157 59 9 15 4
Alcohol 16 31 0 * * 0
Cocaine 10 21 6 0 * 0
Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stimulants 8 20 14 0 * 0
Club drugs * 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens * 0 0 0 0 0
Inhalants 4 * * 0 * *
Antidepressants 7 17 * * 5 *
Antipsychotics * * * 0 0 0
Benzodiazepines 24 34 * * * 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics * 9 * * * 0
Opiates/opioids 62 107 27 4 8 *
– Heroin (specified) 7 * * 0 0 0
– Methadone 10 23 10 0 * 0
– All other opiates/opioids 46 87 16 4 7 *
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations 4 7 * 0 4 0
Anticonvulsants * * * 0 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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