| Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 180 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 32 |
| Population | 714,567 |
| Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population | 25.2 |
| Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population | 4.5 |
| Suicide | 15.1% |
| Homicide | 0.0% |
| Could not be determined | 8.5% |
| Accidental | 71.2% |
| Natural | 5.2% |
| Drug-related | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 36 |
| Home | 84 |
| Public place | 5 |
| Other | 55 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
|---|---|
| Health care facility | 8 |
| Home | 18 |
| Public place | -- |
| Other | 5 |
| Not documented | 0 |
| Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
|---|---|---|---|
| Opiates/opioids | 14 | 137 | 151 |
| Alcohol | 1 | 76 | 77 |
| Antidepressants | 0 | 67 | 67 |
| Benzodiazepines | 0 | 66 | 66 |
| Cocaine | 2 | 44 | 46 |
| Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Male | 34.9 |
| Female | 15.6 |
| Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
|---|---|
| Under 21 | 3.2 |
| 21 to 34 | 31.6 |
| 35 to 54 | 46.2 |
| 55 and over | 15.5 |
| 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 | 161 | 180 | 18 | 23 | 32 | 4 |
| Alcohol* | 61 | 77 | -- | 8 | 17 | 0 |
| Cocaine | 48 | 46 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Marijuana | 20 | 45 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Stimulants | 19 | 28 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Club drugs† | -- | -- | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
| Hallucinogens†† | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Inhalants | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
| Antidepressants | 42 | 67 | 0 | 10 | 11 | -- |
| Antipsychotics | 0 | 12 | 0 | -- | 8 | 0 |
| Benzodiazepines | 34 | 66 | 0 | 6 | 12 | 0 |
| Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 12 | 16 | 0 | -- | 10 | 0 |
| Opiates/opioids | 130 | 151 | 14 | 11 | 12 | 0 |
| – Heroin (specified) | 67 | 88 | 12 | -- | -- | 0 |
| – Methadone | 40 | 43 | -- | -- | 4 | 0 |
| – All other opiates/opioids | 54 | 51 | -- | 9 | 9 | 0 |
| Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Salicylates/combinations | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
| Misc. analgesics/combinations | 5 | 7 | 0 | -- | 4 | -- |
| Anticonvulsants | 5 | 6 | 0 | 0 | 5 | -- |
| Muscle relaxants | 4 | 7 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |