Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa Ana, CA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	1,270
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	175
Metro area population, 2006	12,950,129
Population covered by DAWN	12,950,129
Percent of population covered by DAWN	100%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2006

Metro area component	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
Total participating (2)	1,270	9.8	175	1.4	12,950,129
1. Los Angeles County, CA	1,083	10.9	111	1.1	9,948,081
2. Orange County, CA	187	6.2	64	2.1	3,002,048

Deaths by manner of death, 2006

Suicide	12.1%
Homicide	0.3%
Could not be determined	3.4%
Accidental	84.2%
Natural	0.0%

Place of death, 2006

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	421
Home	469
Public place	170
Other	206
Not documented	4

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	29
Home	96
Public place	18
Other	32
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2006

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	99	636	735
Cocaine	129	355	484
Alcohol	4	349	353
Stimulants	37	259	296
Antidepressants	2	241	243

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2006

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	7	76	83
Antidepressants	1	76	77
Benzodiazepines	3	55	58
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	2	53	55
Alcohol	0	53	53

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2006

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	13.6
Female	6.1

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.0
21 to 34	8.5
35 to 54	20.7
55 and over	8.7

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related suicide, 2006

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.3
Female	1.4

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	1.2
35 to 54	2.4
55 and over	1.9

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2005-2006

Drug category	Drug-related			Drug-related suicide
	Deaths, 2005	Deaths, 2006	Single-drug deaths, 2006	Deaths, 2005	Deaths, 2006	Single-drug deaths, 2006
* 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		1,270	299		175	26
Alcohol*		353	4		53	0
Cocaine		484	129		21	--
Marijuana		92	18		--	0
Stimulants		296	37		13	0
Club drugs†		15	0		0	0
Hallucinogens††		17	--		0	0
Inhalants		4	--		--	--
Antidepressants		243	--		77	--
Antipsychotics		71	--		33	4
Benzodiazepines		186	0		58	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		177	4		55	--
Opiates/opioids		735	99		83	7
– Heroin (specified)		238	53		4	--
– Methadone		102	8		5	0
– All other opiates/opioids		485	38		78	6
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		6	0		5	0
Salicylates/combinations		--	0		5	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations		43	0		20	0
Anticonvulsants		29	0		16	0
Muscle relaxants		63	0		16	0