| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 425 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 20 |
| Population | 1,949,929 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 21.8 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 1.0 |
| Suicide | 4.5% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 1.6% |
| Accidental | 93.3% |
| Natural | 0.7% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 142 |
| Home | 215 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | 65 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 4 |
| Home | 14 |
| Public place | 0 |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 61 | 233 | 294 |
| Cocaine | 72 | 123 | 195 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 107 | 107 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 49 | 49 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 2 | 30 | 32 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 30.2 |
| Female | 14.0 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 1.9 |
| 21 to 34 | 21.8 |
| 35 to 54 | 45.8 |
| 55 and over | 16.6 |
| 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 | 418 | 425 | 142 | 15 | 20 | 6 |
| Alcohol* | 105 | 107 | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 214 | 195 | 72 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Marijuana | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | 4 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 61 | 30 | -- | 5 | 9 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 30 | 19 | -- | 4 | 5 | -- |
| Benzodiazepines | 46 | 49 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 36 | 32 | -- | 0 | 8 | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 279 | 294 | 61 | -- | 7 | -- |
| – Heroin (specified) | 109 | 162 | 18 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – Methadone | 49 | 44 | 13 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 158 | 181 | 30 | -- | 7 | -- |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 9 | 11 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | 7 | 19 | -- | 0 | -- | 0 |
