New York-Northern New Jersey-Long Island, NY-NJ-PA: Suffolk County, NY

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	183
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	23
Population	1,453,229
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population	12.6
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population	1.6

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2006-2007

Drug category	Drug-related			Drug-related suicide
	Deaths, 2006	Deaths, 2007	Single-drug deaths, 2007	Deaths, 2006	Deaths, 2007	Single-drug deaths, 2007
* 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	169	183	56	15	23	9
Alcohol*	43	39	0	--	--	0
Cocaine	84	67	19	--	--	0
Marijuana	--	--	0	0	0	0
Stimulants	--	--	0	0	0	0
Club drugs†	0	--	0	0	0	0
Hallucinogens††	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	--	0	0	0	0	0
Antidepressants	11	13	0	--	--	--
Antipsychotics	0	--	0	0	--	--
Benzodiazepines	32	42	--	4	6	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	10	12	0	6	8	--
– Opiates/opioids	126	145	35	7	13	--
– Heroin (specified)	41	35	13	0	0	0
– Methadone	28	38	13	--	0	0
All other opiates/opioids	70	91	9	5	13	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	0	0	0	0	0	0
Salicylates/combinations	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations	8	12	0	4	5	0
Anticonvulsants	0	--	0	--	0	0
Muscle relaxants	13	13	--	0	4	--

Deaths by manner of death, 2007

Suicide	11.2%
Homicide	0.5%
Could not be determined	1.5%
Accidental	85.4%
Natural	1.5%

Place of death, 2007

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	39
Home	119
Public place	8
Other	17
Not documented	0

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

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2007

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	18.6
Female	6.8

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.0
21 to 34	23.1
35 to 54	24.5
55 and over	4.5

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	35	110	145
Cocaine	19	48	67
Benzodiazepines	1	41	42
Alcohol	0	39	39
Muscle relaxants	1	12	13