| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 850 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 75 |
| Metro area population, 2008 | 9,569,624 |
| Population covered by DAWN | 8,758,561 |
| Percent of population covered by DAWN | 92% |
| Counties | Drug-related | Drug-related suicide | Population | ||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | ||
| * Area did not participate in DAWN this year. | |||||
| Total participating (9) | 850 | 9.7 | 75 | 0.9 | 8,758,561 |
| 1. Cook County, IL | 565 | 10.7 | 38 | 0.7 | 5,294,664 |
| 2. DeKalb County, IL* | 106,321 | ||||
| 3. DuPage County, IL | 54 | 5.8 | 6 | 0.6 | 930,528 |
| 4. Grundy County, IL | 10 | 20.9 | 0 | 0.0 | 47,958 |
| 5. Kane County, IL | 24 | 4.7 | 9 | 1.8 | 507,579 |
| 6. Kendall County, IL | 4 | 3.9 | 2 | 1.9 | 103,460 |
| 7. Lake County, IL | 80 | 11.2 | 8 | 1.1 | 712,453 |
| 8. McHenry County, IL | 30 | 9.4 | 2 | 0.6 | 318,641 |
| 9. Will County, IL | 54 | 7.9 | 8 | 1.2 | 681,097 |
| 10. Jasper County, IN* | 32,544 | ||||
| 11. Lake County, IN* | 493,800 | ||||
| 12. Newton County, IN* | 13,933 | ||||
| 13. Porter County, IN | 29 | 17.9 | 2 | 1.2 | 162,181 |
| 14. Kenosha County, WI* | 164,465 | ||||
| Suicide | 8.1% |
| Homicide | 0.8% |
| Could not be determined | 1.5% |
| Accidental | 88.9% |
| Natural | 0.8% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 305 |
| Home | 377 |
| Public place | 73 |
| Other | 80 |
| Not documented | 15 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 21 |
| Home | 48 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | 4 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 226 | 408 | 634 |
| Cocaine | 144 | 231 | 375 |
| Alcohol | 3 | 239 | 242 |
| Benzodiazepines | 1 | 52 | 53 |
| Antidepressants | 4 | 33 | 37 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 5 | 25 | 30 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 25 | 25 |
| Antidepressants | 2 | 21 | 23 |
| Benzodiazepines | 2 | 17 | 19 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 3 | 15 | 18 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 14.4 |
| Female | 5.1 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 1.6 |
| 21 to 34 | 13.2 |
| 35 to 54 | 19.2 |
| 55 and over | 4.8 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 0.9 |
| Female | 0.8 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 0.0 |
| 21 to 34 | 0.9 |
| 35 to 54 | 1.5 |
| 55 and over | 1.1 |
| Drug category | Drug-related | Drug-related suicide | ||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Deaths, 2007 | Deaths, 2008 | Single-drug deaths, 2008 | Deaths, 2007 | Deaths, 2008 | Single-drug deaths, 2008 | |
| * Includes alcohol in combination with other drugs (all ages) and alcohol alone in decedents under age 21. † Includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and ketamine. †† Includes PCP, LSD, and miscellaneous hallucinogens. |
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| ALL DRUGS | 796 | 850 | 391 | 76 | 75 | 24 |
| Alcohol* | 184 | 242 | -- | 22 | 25 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 437 | 375 | 144 | 8 | 7 | 0 |
| Marijuana | 19 | 19 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | -- | 6 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Club drugs† | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 27 | 37 | 4 | 24 | 23 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 9 | 8 | 0 | 8 | 6 | -- |
| Benzodiazepines | 53 | 53 | -- | 13 | 19 | -- |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 18 | 17 | -- | 9 | 18 | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 509 | 634 | 226 | 23 | 30 | 5 |
| – Heroin (specified) | 58 | 93 | 30 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – Methadone | 66 | 53 | 19 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 412 | 512 | 177 | 20 | 29 | 5 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 20 | 23 | -- | 16 | 17 | 6 |
| Anticonvulsants | 4 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | 8 | 9 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
