San Diego-Carlsbad-San Marcos, CA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	314
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	60
Metro area population, 2005	2,936,609
Population covered by DAWN	2,936,609
Percent of population covered by DAWN	100%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2005

Metro area component	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
Total participating (1)	314	10.7	60	2.0	2,936,609
1. San Diego County, CA	314	10.7	60	2.0	2,936,609

Deaths by manner of death, 2005

Suicide	16.0%
Homicide	0.0%
Could not be determined	1.9%
Natural/accidental	82.1%

Place of death, 2005

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	81
Home	167
Public place	29
Other	37
Not documented	0

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	5
Home	40
Public place	--
Other	12
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2005

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	21	155	176
Stimulants	66	48	114
Benzodiazepines	1	87	88
Antidepressants	1	69	70
Alcohol	0	52	52

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	2	21	23
Opiates/opioids	0	21	21
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	2	16	18
Benzodiazepines	1	16	17
Miscellaneous analgesics/combinations	1	11	12

Gender and age death rates: Drug-related, 2005

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	14.1
Female	7.3

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.0
21 to 34	7.8
35 to 54	23.4
55 and over	10.4

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.9
Female	2.2

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	1.1
35 to 54	4.3
55 and over	2.8

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	283	314	102	62	60	12
Alcohol*	68	52	0	23	12	0
Cocaine	51	43	11	--	4	--
Marijuana	6	34	0	0	--	0
Stimulants	89	114	66	4	5	--
Club drugs†	--	--	0	0	0	0
Hallucinogens††	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	0	--	--	0	--	0
Antidepressants	67	70	--	28	23	--
Antipsychotics	16	18	0	11	8	--
Benzodiazepines	69	88	--	17	17	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	30	24	0	14	18	--
Opiates/opioids	166	176	21	22	21	0
– Heroin (specified)	48	35	5	--	0	0
– Methadone	26	33	6	--	4	0
– All other opiates/opioids	114	139	10	21	17	0
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	--	4	0	--	--	0
Salicylates/combinations	0	0	0	--	0	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations	21	11	0	6	12	--
Anticonvulsants	6	10	--	--	4	--
Muscle relaxants	23	8	0	6	4	0