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Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD: New Castle County, DE

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 99
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 19
Population 534,686
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 18.5
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 3.6

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 16.1%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 39.0%
Accidental 42.4%
Natural 2.5%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 8 51 59
Benzodiazepines 1 34 35
Cocaine 9 21 30
Alcohol 0 23 23
Antidepressants 0 23 23

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 23.1
Female 14.2

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 *
21 to 34 32.2
35 to 54 32.1
55 and over 10.5

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 25
Home 57
Public place 0
Other 17
Not documented 0

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility *
Home 12
Public place 0
Other *
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 71 99 21 17 19 6
Alcohol 23 23 0 5 6 0
Cocaine 26 30 9 * * 0
Marijuana * 7 0 0 * 0
Stimulants 0 * 0 0 0 0
Club drugs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens 0 * 0 0 0 0
Inhalants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antidepressants 21 23 0 6 9 *
Antipsychotics * 11 0 4 * 0
Benzodiazepines 14 35 * 6 10 *
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 4 14 * * * 0
Opiates/opioids 45 59 8 10 9 *
– Heroin (specified) 6 17 6 0 * 0
– Methadone 12 14 0 0 0 0
– All other opiates/opioids 32 40 * 10 8 *
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 * 0 * 0 0
Salicylates/combinations 0 * * 0 0 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations * * 0 0 * 0
Anticonvulsants * 7 0 0 * 0
Muscle relaxants 5 6 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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