Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	772
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	69
Metro area population, 2005	9,446,565
Population covered by DAWN	8,007,898
Percent of population covered by DAWN	85%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2005

Metro area component	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
* Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (8)	772	9.6	69	0.9	8,007,898
1. Cook County, IL	582	11.0	29	0.5	5,303,943
2. DeKalb County, IL*					97,770
3. DuPage County, IL	55	5.9	22	2.4	931,219
4. Grundy County, IL	2	4.6	0	0.0	43,736
5. Kane County, IL	33	6.8	9	1.9	483,208
6. Kendall County, IL	2	2.5	2	2.5	79,597
7. Lake County, IL	63	8.9	5	0.7	704,086
8. McHenry County, IL	20	6.6	2	0.7	304,701
9. Will County, IL*					642,625
10. Jasper County, IN*					31,761
11. Lake County, IN*					491,706
12. Newton County, IN*					14,423
13. Porter County, IN	15	9.5	0	0.0	157,408
14. Kenosha County, WI*					160,382

Deaths by manner of death, 2005

Suicide	8.2%
Homicide	0.5%
Could not be determined	1.2%
Natural/accidental	90.1%

Place of death, 2005

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	339
Home	317
Public place	46
Other	66
Not documented	4

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	19
Home	34
Public place	5
Other	11
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2005

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Cocaine	234	245	479
Opiates/opioids	142	330	472
Alcohol	4	147	151
Benzodiazepines	0	32	32
Antidepressants	6	22	28

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2005

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Alcohol	0	22	22
Antidepressants	4	16	20
Opiates/opioids	4	15	19
Benzodiazepines	2	17	19
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	4	9	13

Gender and age death rates: Drug-related, 2005

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	14.8
Female	4.7

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.3
21 to 34	12.9
35 to 54	20.0
55 and over	3.9

Gender and age death rates: Drug-related suicide, 2005

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	0.8
Female	0.9

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	1.1
35 to 54	1.4
55 and over	1.0

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2004-2005

Drug category	Drug-related			Drug-related suicide
	Deaths, 2004	Deaths, 2005	Single-drug deaths, 2005	Deaths, 2004	Deaths, 2005	Single-drug deaths, 2005
* 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.
ALL DRUGS		772	393		69	23
Alcohol*		151	4		22	0
Cocaine		479	234		4	--
Marijuana		19	0		--	0
Stimulants		--	0		--	--
Club drugs†		--	0		--	0
Hallucinogens††		0	0		0	0
Inhalants		--	--		--	--
Antidepressants		28	6		20	4
Antipsychotics		--	--		6	--
Benzodiazepines		32	0		19	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		18	0		13	4
Opiates/opioids		472	142		19	4
– Heroin (specified)		45	8		--	0
– Methadone		60	23		--	--
– All other opiates/opioids		387	111		18	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		0	0		--	0
Salicylates/combinations		--	--		--	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations		6	0		11	--
Anticonvulsants		4	--		--	0
Muscle relaxants		4	0		--	0