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Providence-New Bedford-Fall River, RI-MA: Bristol County, MA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 106
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 13
Population 547,486
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 19.4
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 2.4

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 10.9%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 4.2%
Accidental 75.6%
Natural 9.2%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 28 56 84
Cocaine 6 34 40
Alcohol 0 34 34
Benzodiazepines 0 17 17
Antidepressants 1 11 12

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 28.7
Female 10.6

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 *
21 to 34 36.3
35 to 54 33.1
55 and over 11.3

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 50
Home 46
Public place *
Other 8
Not documented *

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility *
Home 9
Public place 0
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 96 106 41 6 13 *
Alcohol 22 34 0 * 4 *
Cocaine 34 40 6 * * *
Marijuana 7 * 0 0 0 *
Stimulants * 0 0 0 0 *
Club drugs 0 0 0 0 0 *
Hallucinogens 0 0 0 0 0 *
Inhalants 0 0 0 * 0 *
Antidepressants 11 12 * * 7 *
Antipsychotics * 4 * 4 * *
Benzodiazepines 19 17 0 * * *
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics * 4 0 * * *
Opiates/opioids 81 84 28 * * *
– Heroin (specified) 5 11 4 0 0 *
– Methadone 10 12 5 * * *
– All other opiates/opioids 70 63 19 * * *
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 0 0 0 0 *
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 0 0 *
Misc. analgesics/combinations * * 0 0 * *
Anticonvulsants 0 * 0 * 4 *
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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