| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 189 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 7 |
| Population | 1,391,903 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 13.6 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 0.5 |
| Suicide | 3.6% |
| Homicide | 0.5% |
| Could not be determined | 1.0% |
| Accidental | 80.1% |
| Natural | 14.8% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 59 |
| Home | 109 |
| Public place | 9 |
| Other | 12 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | -- |
| Home | 5 |
| Public place | 0 |
| Other | 0 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 22 | 96 | 118 |
| Cocaine | 34 | 50 | 84 |
| Alcohol | 1 | 44 | 45 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 43 | 43 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 21 | 21 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 21.6 |
| Female | 6.5 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 0.9 |
| 21 to 34 | 6.6 |
| 35 to 54 | 32.4 |
| 55 and over | 16.2 |
| 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 | 191 | 189 | 65 | 11 | 7 | 5 |
| Alcohol* | 38 | 45 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 112 | 84 | 34 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
| Marijuana | -- | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Stimulants | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 28 | 21 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 11 | 10 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 30 | 43 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 13 | 17 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Opiates/opioids | 113 | 118 | 22 | -- | -- | -- |
| – Heroin (specified) | 18 | 46 | 6 | -- | -- | -- |
| – Methadone | 54 | 50 | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 62 | 60 | 11 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 6 | 6 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
| Muscle relaxants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
