New Mexico

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	414
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	63
Metro area population, 2007	1,969,915
Population covered by DAWN	1,969,915
Percent of population covered by DAWN	100%

State overview: Deaths and population by county, 2007

Counties	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
Total participating (33)	414	21.0	63	3.2	1,969,915
1. Bernalillo County	188	29.9	27	4.3	629,292
2. Catron County	2	58.3	0	0.0	3,431
3. Chaves County	7	11.2	4	6.4	62,595
4. Cibola County	3	11.0	3	11.0	27,261
5. Colfax County	3	22.7	1	7.6	13,216
6. Curry County	7	15.4	0	0.0	45,328
7. DeBaca County	1	52.2	0	0.0	1,916
8. Doña Ana County	25	12.6	5	2.5	198,791
9. Eddy County	9	17.6	4	7.8	51,002
10. Grant County	5	16.8	0	0.0	29,699
11. Guadalupe County	0	0.0	0	0.0	4,447
12. Harding County	0	0.0	0	0.0	716
13. Hidalgo County	1	20.2	1	20.2	4,945
14. Lea County	12	20.7	1	1.7	58,043
15. Lincoln County	6	28.9	0	0.0	20,783
16. Los Alamos County	2	10.8	0	0.0	18,558
17. Luna County	3	11.1	0	0.0	26,996
18. McKinley County	7	10.0	0	0.0	70,059
19. Mora County	0	0.0	0	0.0	5,069
20. Otero County	7	11.1	3	4.8	63,129
21. Quay County	1	11.1	0	0.0	8,971
22. Rio Arriba County	25	61.2	1	2.4	40,827
23. Roosevelt County	4	20.9	0	0.0	19,142
24. San Juan County	19	15.5	4	3.3	122,427
25. San Miguel County	8	27.9	2	7.0	28,655
26. Sandoval County	10	8.5	1	0.8	117,866
27. Santa Fe County	28	19.6	1	0.7	142,955
28. Sierra County	1	8.1	0	0.0	12,316
29. Socorro County	2	11.0	1	5.5	18,118
30. Taos County	11	34.8	1	3.2	31,608
31. Torrance County	2	12.0	0	0.0	16,598
32. Union County	0	0.0	0	0.0	3,792
33. Valencia County	15	21.0	3	4.2	71,364

Deaths by manner of death, 2007

Suicide	13.2%
Homicide	0.4%
Could not be determined	4.6%
Accidental	80.9%
Natural	0.8%

Place of death, 2007

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	79
Home	235
Public place	18
Other	82
Not documented	0

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	10
Home	45
Public place	--
Other	5
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	36	279	315
Alcohol	3	157	160
Cocaine	24	109	133
Benzodiazepines	1	102	103
Antidepressants	0	73	73

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	1	34	35
Opiates/opioids	4	29	33
Benzodiazepines	1	19	20
Alcohol	0	15	15
Miscellaneous analgesics/combinations	1	12	13

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	30.2
Female	12.1

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	3.6
21 to 34	25.4
35 to 54	44.1
55 and over	13.3

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	3.1
Female	3.3

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.5
21 to 34	2.6
35 to 54	6.4
55 and over	3.4

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	376	414	75	54	63	11
Alcohol*	117	160	--	19	15	0
Cocaine	129	133	24	6	--	--
Marijuana	10	19	0	0	--	0
Stimulants	37	50	8	0	--	0
Club drugs†	0	--	0	0	0	0
Hallucinogens††	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	--	--	0	0	0	0
Antidepressants	46	73	0	26	35	--
Antipsychotics	13	12	0	6	10	0
Benzodiazepines	88	103	--	24	20	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	10	46	0	6	7	0
Opiates/opioids	267	315	36	24	33	4
– Heroin (specified)	89	39	8	--	--	0
– Methadone	60	69	6	--	--	0
– All other opiates/opioids	139	242	22	19	30	4
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	--	5	0	0	--	--
Salicylates/combinations	--	--	--	--	--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations	8	38	--	4	13	--
Anticonvulsants	20	4	0	--	5	0
Muscle relaxants	18	27	0	--	7	0