Denver-Aurora, CO

Drug misuse deaths reported to DAWN	215
Suicide deaths reported to DAWN	53
Metro area population, 2004	2,330,146
Population covered by DAWN	1,866,449
Percent of population covered by DAWN	80%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2004

Metro area component	Drug misuse		Suicide		Total population
	Deaths	Rate1	Deaths	Rate1
§ Area did not participate in DAWN this year. * Indicates area featured in Spotlight section. 1 Deaths per 1,000,000 population.
Total participating (5)	215	115.2	53	28.4	1,866,449
1. Adams County, CO§					389,857
2. Arapahoe County, CO	51	97.5	13	24.9	522,812
3. Broomfield County, CO§					42,901
4. Clear Creek County, CO§					9,223
5. Denver County, CO*	128	229.9	18	32.3	556,835
6. Douglas County, CO	7	29.4	1	4.2	237,963
7. Elbert County, CO	4	177.9	0	0.0	22,488
8. Gilpin County, CO§					4,883
9. Jefferson County, CO	25	47.5	21	39.9	526,351
10. Park County, CO§					16,833

Deaths by case type, 2004

Suicide	19.8%
Overmedication	22.4%
Homicide	0.0%
All other accidental	48.1%
Could not be determined	9.7%

Place of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Health care facility	47
Home	109
Public place	18
Other	41
Not documented	0

Suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	11
Home	34
Public place	--
Other	7
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug misuse deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	26	103	129
Cocaine	28	75	103
Alcohol	0	86	86
Benzodiazepines	0	27	27
Antidepressants	1	18	19

Top 5 drugs involved: Suicide deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	2	20	22
Opiates/opioids	4	12	16
Misc. analgesics/combinations	5	9	14
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	2	9	11
Alcohol	0	9	9

Death rates by gender and age: Drug misuse, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	172.5
Female	57.9

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	12.9
21 to 34	139.5
35 to 54	226.1
55 and over	64.9

Death rates by gender and age: Suicide, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	22.5
Female	34.3

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	7.3
21 to 34	25.8
35 to 54	51.8
55 and over	25.4

Causes of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	208
– Abuse	--
– Drug or alcohol	208
– Toxic effects	201
Body systems (includes infections)	29
Accidents and injuries	5

Suicide	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	53
– Abuse	0
– Drug or alcohol	53
– Toxic effects	51
Body systems (includes infections)	10
Accidents and injuries	0

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2003-2004

Drug category	Drug misuse			Suicide
	Deaths, 2003	Deaths, 2004	Single-drug deaths, 2004	Deaths, 2003	Deaths, 2004	Single-drug deaths, 2004
2 Includes alcohol in combination with other drugs (all ages) and alcohol alone in decedents under age 21. 3 Includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and ketamine. 4 Includes PCP, LSD, and miscellaneous hallucinogens.
ALL DRUGS		215	62		53	19
Alcohol2		86	0		9	0
Cocaine		103	28		--	0
Marijuana		13	0		0	0
Stimulants		17	--		0	0
Club drugs3		--	0		0	0
Hallucinogens4		0	0		0	0
Inhalants		--	--		--	--
Antidepressants		19	--		22	--
Antipsychotics		5	0		6	--
Benzodiazepines		27	0		7	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		11	0		11	--
Opiates/opioids		129	26		16	4
– Heroin (specified)		15	6		--	--
– Methadone		19	--		5	--
– All other opiates/opioids		99	17		11	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		--	0		--	0
Salicylates/combinations		0	0		--	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations		14	--		14	5
Anticonvulsants		6	0		--	0
Muscle relaxants		12	--		5	--