Louisville-Jefferson County, KY-IN

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	76
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	9
Metro area population, 2005	1,210,182
Population covered by DAWN	699,051
Percent of population covered by DAWN	58%

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 (1)	76	10.9	9	1.3	699,051
1. Clark County, IN*					101,625
2. Floyd County, IN*					72,025
3. Harrison County, IN*					36,729
4. Washington County, IN*					27,817
5. Bullitt County, KY*					71,440
6. Henry County, KY*					15,824
7. Jefferson County, KY	76	10.9	9	1.3	699,051
8. Meade County, KY*					28,257
9. Nelson County, KY*					41,066
10. Oldham County, KY*					53,459
11. Shelby County, KY*					38,216
12. Spencer County, KY*					15,637
13. Trimble County, KY*					9,036

Deaths by manner of death, 2005

Suicide	10.6%
Homicide	0.0%
Could not be determined	8.2%
Natural/accidental	81.2%

Place of death, 2005

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	28
Home	39
Public place	5
Other	4
Not documented	0

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

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2005

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	5	49	54
Antidepressants	0	25	25
Cocaine	1	19	20
Benzodiazepines	0	17	17
Alcohol	0	15	15

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

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

Gender and age death rates: Drug-related, 2005

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	14.9
Female	7.2

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.5
21 to 34	18.5
35 to 54	21.8
55 and over	2.4

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	0.6
Female	1.9

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.0
21 to 34	1.6
35 to 54	2.4
55 and over	1.2

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	57	76	7	9	9	0
Alcohol*	6	15	0	--	--
Cocaine	13	20	--	0	0
Marijuana	0	0	0	0	0
Stimulants	--	--	0	0	0
Club drugs†	0	--	0	0	0
Hallucinogens††	0	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	0	0	0	0	0
Antidepressants	15	25	0	7	6
Antipsychotics	--	8	--	0	--
Benzodiazepines	15	17	0	--	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	8	10	0	--	4
Opiates/opioids	43	54	5	--	4
– Heroin (specified)	0	0	0	0	0
– Methadone	27	31	--	0	--
– All other opiates/opioids	24	33	4	--	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	0	0	0	0	0
Salicylates/combinations	0	0	0	--	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations	7	--	0	--	0
Anticonvulsants	0	--	0	0	0
Muscle relaxants	0	0	0	0	0