Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	659
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	50
Metro area population, 2007	5,827,962
Population covered by DAWN	3,501,044
Percent of population covered by DAWN	60%

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 (5)	659	18.8	50	1.4	3,501,044
1. New Castle County, DE*					528,218
2. Cecil County, MD	24	24.1	3	3.0	99,695
3. Burlington County, NJ*					446,817
4. Camden County, NJ*					513,769
5. Gloucester County, NJ*					285,753
6. Salem County, NJ*					66,016
7. Bucks County, PA	66	10.6	5	0.8	621,144
8. Chester County, PA*					486,345
9. Delaware County, PA	82	14.8	24	4.3	554,399
10. Montgomery County, PA	70	9.0	10	1.3	776,172
11. Philadelphia County, PA	417	28.8	8	0.6	1,449,634

Deaths by manner of death, 2007

Suicide	7.1%
Homicide	0.1%
Could not be determined	6.8%
Accidental	85.8%
Natural	0.3%

Place of death, 2007

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	198
Home	335
Public place	30
Other	92
Not documented	4

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	8
Home	38
Public place	0
Other	4
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2007

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	37	440	477
Cocaine	42	315	357
Benzodiazepines	3	191	194
Alcohol	1	177	178
Antidepressants	1	145	146

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Alcohol	0	22	22
Antidepressants	1	19	20
Opiates/opioids	1	18	19
Benzodiazepines	1	16	17
Miscellaneous analgesics/combinations	0	12	12

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	27.8
Female	10.6

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	2.9
21 to 34	30.9
35 to 54	36.4
55 and over	7.8

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.4
Female	1.4

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.2
21 to 34	1.2
35 to 54	2.4
55 and over	1.9

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	911	659	93	42	50	10
Alcohol*	265	178	--	20	22	0
Cocaine	552	357	42	8	7	--
Marijuana	25	14	0	0	--	0
Stimulants	23	16	--	--	0	0
Club drugs†	6	--	0	--	0	0
Hallucinogens††	37	23	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	--	0	0	--	5	--
Antidepressants	207	146	--	20	20	--
Antipsychotics	51	41	--	5	6	0
Benzodiazepines	278	194	--	10	17	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	181	138	--	10	12	--
Opiates/opioids	684	477	37	21	19	--
– Heroin (specified)	212	157	9	0	0	0
– Methadone	151	142	14	--	--	0
– All other opiates/opioids	598	357	14	19	18	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	98	71	0	--	--	0
Salicylates/combinations	0	--	0	0	0	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations	39	36	--	6	12	0
Anticonvulsants	50	34	0	--	7	0
Muscle relaxants	46	34	0	4	--	0