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Provo-Orem, UT: Utah County, UT

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 61
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 7
Population 545,312
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 11.2
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 1.3

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 10.3%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 30.9%
Accidental 58.8%
Natural 0.0%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 12 40 52
Benzodiazepines 0 21 21
Antidepressants 0 10 10
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 0 10 10
Cocaine 0 7 7

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 14.0
Female 8.4

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 1.7
21 to 34 21.7
35 to 54 21.4
55 and over 5.8

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 26
Home 32
Public place 0
Other *
Not documented 0

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 0
Home 6
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 59 61 15 14 7 4
Alcohol 8 5 0 4 0 0
Cocaine 6 7 0 * 0 0
Marijuana * 0 0 0 0 0
Stimulants 8 6 * 0 0 0
Club drugs * 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inhalants 0 0 0 0 0 0
Antidepressants 8 10 0 7 * *
Antipsychotics * 0 0 * * 0
Benzodiazepines 16 21 0 * * 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 8 10 0 6 * 0
Opiates/opioids 50 52 12 8 4 *
– Heroin (specified) 6 10 * * * *
– Methadone 11 8 * * * 0
– All other opiates/opioids 39 43 6 7 * 0
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 0 0 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations * 5 0 * 0 0
Anticonvulsants 0 * 0 0 0 0
Muscle relaxants 11 7 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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