Utah

Drug misuse deaths reported to DAWN	343
Suicide deaths reported to DAWN	54
Metro area population, 2004	2,389,039
Population covered by DAWN	2,389,039
Percent of population covered by DAWN	100%

State overview: Deaths and population by county, 2004

Counties	Drug misuse		Suicide		Total population
	Deaths	Rate1	Deaths	Rate1
† Included in metropolitan area profiles. * Indicates area featured in Spotlight section. 1 Deaths per 1,000,000 population.
Total participating (29)	343	143.6	54	22.6	2,389,039
1. Beaver County	1	164.6	0	0.0	6,077
2. Box Elder County	6	133.9	1	22.3	44,810
3. Cache County	8	82.1	0	0.0	97,467
4. Carbon County	6	304.7	0	0.0	19,689
5. Daggett County	0	0.0	0	0.0	926
6. Davis County†	24	91.9	5	19.1	261,208
7. Duchesne County	3	199.9	0	0.0	15,004
8. Emery County	1	93.3	0	0.0	10,723
9. Garfield County	0	0.0	0	0.0	4,427
10. Grand County	2	229.6	1	114.8	8,712
11. Iron County	6	165.4	1	27.6	36,285
12. Juab County†	1	111.0	0	0.0	9,009
13. Kane County	1	161.9	0	0.0	6,178
14. Millard County	1	81.3	0	0.0	12,305
15. Morgan County†	0	0.0	1	131.3	7,614
16. Piute County	0	0.0	0	0.0	1,393
17. Rich County	0	0.0	0	0.0	2,054
18. Salt Lake County† *	160	171.1	28	29.9	935,295
19. San Juan County	1	71.4	0	0.0	14,015
20. Sanpete County	6	253.7	2	84.6	23,649
21. Sevier County	3	154.2	0	0.0	19,455
22. Summit County†	3	88.6	1	29.5	33,843
23. Tooele County†	9	181.1	2	40.3	49,688
24. Uintah County	2	75.0	0	0.0	26,671
25. Utah County†	52	128.9	2	5.0	403,352
26. Wasatch County	1	55.1	0	0.0	18,139
27. Washington County	13	118.3	3	27.3	109,924
28. Wayne County	0	0.0	0	0.0	2,494
29. Weber County†	33	158.2	7	33.6	208,633

Deaths by case type, 2004

Suicide	13.6%
Overmedication	5.8%
Homicide	0.0%
All other accidental	13.6%
Could not be determined	67.0%

Place of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Health care facility	97
Home	220
Public place	11
Other	14
Not documented	--

Suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	15
Home	30
Public place	4
Other	5
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug misuse deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	11	283	294
Antidepressants	0	139	139
Benzodiazepines	0	110	110
Cocaine	6	86	92
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	0	86	86

Top 5 drugs involved: Suicide deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	2	31	33
Opiates/opioids	1	28	29
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	2	24	26
Benzodiazepines	0	16	16
Misc. analgesics/combinations	0	13	13

Death rates by gender and age: Drug misuse, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	190.1
Female	92.9

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	26.4
21 to 34	202.6
35 to 54	304.0
55 and over	67.8

Death rates by gender and age: Suicide, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	24.7
Female	19.9

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	1.1
21 to 34	21.8
35 to 54	54.5
55 and over	23.5

Causes of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	338
– Abuse	19
– Drug or alcohol	338
– Toxic effects	331
Body systems (includes infections)	34
Accidents and injuries	--

Suicide	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	54
– Abuse	0
– Drug or alcohol	54
– Toxic effects	53
Body systems (includes infections)	--
Accidents and injuries	--

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	326	343	19	45	54	7
Alcohol2	63	77	0	14	11	0
Cocaine	87	92	6	4	--	--
Marijuana	12	36	0	0	--	0
Stimulants	66	69	0	6	6	0
Club drugs3	--	--	0	0	0	0
Hallucinogens4	0	--	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	4	--	0	--	0	0
Antidepressants	103	139	0	19	33	--
Antipsychotics	12	13	0	5	8	0
Benzodiazepines	84	110	0	11	16	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	81	86	0	17	26	--
Opiates/opioids	270	294	11	20	29	--
– Heroin (specified)	33	30	--	0	0	0
– Methadone	93	113	6	--	10	--
– All other opiates/opioids	188	197	4	20	23	0
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	5	--	0	--	--	0
Salicylates/combinations	--	--	0	0	--	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations	30	48	--	13	13	0
Anticonvulsants	16	20	0	--	4	--
Muscle relaxants	50	38	0	6	9	0