Kansas City, MO-KS

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	94
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	20
Metro area population, 2005	1,944,690
Population covered by DAWN	1,039,655
Percent of population covered by DAWN	53%

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 (4)	94	9.0	20	1.9	1,039,655
1. Franklin County, KS*					26,179
2. Johnson County, KS*					506,172
3. Leavenworth County, KS*					72,754
4. Linn County, KS*					9,954
5. Miami County, KS*					30,385
6. Wyandotte County, KS*					155,704
7. Bates County, MO*					16,989
8. Caldwell County, MO*					9,232
9. Cass County, MO	3	3.2	2	2.1	93,752
10. Clay County, MO	13	6.4	2	1.0	201,681
11. Clinton County, MO*					20,673
12. Jackson County, MO	75	11.3	15	2.3	662,133
13. Lafayette County, MO*					33,104
14. Platte County, MO	3	3.7	1	1.2	82,089
15. Ray County, MO*					23,889

Deaths by manner of death, 2005

Suicide	17.5%
Homicide	0.0%
Could not be determined	0.0%
Natural/accidental	82.5%

Place of death, 2005

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	21
Home	50
Public place	--
Other	20
Not documented	0

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	--
Home	17
Public place	0
Other	--
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2005

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	4	36	40
Alcohol	1	30	31
Cocaine	9	20	29
Marijuana	4	20	24
Benzodiazepines	0	21	21

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Alcohol	0	10	10
Opiates/opioids	0	7	7
Benzodiazepines	0	6	6
Antidepressants	0	6	6
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	0	4	4

Gender and age death rates: Drug-related, 2005

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	14.2
Female	4.1

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	2.0
21 to 34	7.1
35 to 54	20.6
55 and over	4.4

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	2.6
Female	1.3

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.3
21 to 34	1.0
35 to 54	4.5
55 and over	1.3

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		94	26		20	4
Alcohol*		31	--		10	0
Cocaine		29	9		--	0
Marijuana		24	4		--	0
Stimulants		10	5		--	--
Club drugs†		--	--		0	0
Hallucinogens††		0	0		0	0
Inhalants		--	0		--	0
Antidepressants		16	--		6	0
Antipsychotics		--	0		--	0
Benzodiazepines		21	0		6	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		9	--		4	0
Opiates/opioids		40	4		7	0
– Heroin (specified)		0	0		0	0
– Methadone		20	--		0	0
– All other opiates/opioids		24	--		7	0
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		--	0		0	0
Salicylates/combinations		--	0		--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations		6	0		--	--
Anticonvulsants		--	0		--	0
Muscle relaxants		4	0		0	0