| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 232 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 15 |
| Population | 2,556,598 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 9.1 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 0.6 |
| Suicide | 6.1% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 4.0% |
| Accidental | 84.2% |
| Natural | 5.7% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 74 |
| Home | 126 |
| Public place | 9 |
| Other | 22 |
| Not documented | -- |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 5 |
| Home | 7 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | -- |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 12 | 135 | 147 |
| Cocaine | 40 | 86 | 126 |
| Alcohol | 0 | 65 | 65 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 56 | 56 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 35 | 35 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 14.2 |
| Female | 4.5 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 0.3 |
| 21 to 34 | 7.3 |
| 35 to 54 | 18.5 |
| 55 and over | 10.5 |
| 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 | 195 | 232 | 69 | 15 | 15 | 5 |
| Alcohol* | 31 | 65 | 0 | -- | 5 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 110 | 126 | 40 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Marijuana | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Stimulants | -- | 4 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Club drugs† | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- |
| Antidepressants | 41 | 35 | 0 | 5 | 7 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 16 | 9 | 0 | -- | 4 | -- |
| Benzodiazepines | 37 | 56 | 0 | 6 | -- | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 23 | 18 | 0 | 6 | -- | 0 |
| Opiates/opioids | 129 | 147 | 12 | 9 | 4 | 0 |
| – Heroin (specified) | 15 | 27 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| – Methadone | 57 | 62 | -- | -- | -- | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 81 | 97 | 8 | 7 | -- | 0 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | -- |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 14 | 12 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Anticonvulsants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
| Muscle relaxants | -- | 5 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
