Chicago-Naperville-Joliet, IL-IN-WI

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	796
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	76
Metro area population, 2007	9,524,673
Population covered by DAWN	8,719,630
Percent of population covered by DAWN	92%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2007

Metro area component	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
* Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (9)	796	9.1	76	0.9	8,719,630
1. Cook County, IL	541	10.2	31	0.6	5,285,107
2. DeKalb County, IL*					103,729
3. DuPage County, IL	56	6.0	17	1.8	929,192
4. Grundy County, IL	6	12.7	0	0.0	47,144
5. Kane County, IL	27	5.4	6	1.2	501,021
6. Kendall County, IL	3	3.1	1	1.0	96,818
7. Lake County, IL	76	10.7	9	1.3	710,241
8. McHenry County, IL	18	5.7	3	0.9	315,943
9. Will County, IL	52	7.7	9	1.3	673,586
10. Jasper County, IN*					32,275
11. Lake County, IN*					492,104
12. Newton County, IN*					14,014
13. Porter County, IN	17	10.6	0	0.0	160,578
14. Kenosha County, WI*					162,921

Deaths by manner of death, 2007

Suicide	8.7%
Homicide	0.6%
Could not be determined	0.2%
Accidental	90.0%
Natural	0.5%

Place of death, 2007

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	295
Home	371
Public place	74
Other	36
Not documented	20

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	23
Home	38
Public place	11
Other	4
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	171	338	509
Cocaine	215	222	437
Alcohol	1	183	184
Benzodiazepines	1	52	53
Antidepressants	1	26	27

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	4	20	24
Opiates/opioids	3	20	23
Alcohol	3	19	22
Miscellaneous analgesics/combinations	3	13	16
Benzodiazepines	0	13	13

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	13.5
Female	4.8

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.1
21 to 34	10.6
35 to 54	18.7
55 and over	5.4

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	0.9
Female	0.9

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.2
21 to 34	0.6
35 to 54	1.5
55 and over	1.2

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	998	744	376	65	67	23
Alcohol*	210	166	0	17	19	--
Cocaine	570	414	204	9	5	0
Marijuana	21	18	0	--	0	0
Stimulants	--	--	--	0	0	0
Club drugs†	0	0	0	0	0	0
Hallucinogens††	--	--	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	--	--	0	0	--	0
Antidepressants	28	26	--	25	19	--
Antipsychotics	--	8	--	6	8	--
Benzodiazepines	39	49	--	18	11	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	16	17	0	13	8	--
Opiates/opioids	705	480	162	22	21	--
– Heroin (specified)	59	51	16	0	0	0
– Methadone	56	62	21	--	4	0
– All other opiates/opioids	624	397	125	19	18	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	--	0	0	--	--	--
Salicylates/combinations	--	--	0	--	--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations	7	18	--	12	15	--
Anticonvulsants	4	4	0	--	--	0
Muscle relaxants	4	6	0	5	--	0