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Seattle-Tacoma-Bellevue, WA: King County, WA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 305
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 38
Population 1,875,519
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 16.3
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 2.0

Deaths by manner of death, 2008
Suicide 11.1%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 2.3%
Accidental 86.3%
Natural 0.3%

Place of death, 2008
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 107
Home 139
Public place 27
Other 32
Not documented 0

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 7
Home 22
Public place 4
Other 5
Not documented 0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2008
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 28 166 194
Cocaine 17 58 75
Alcohol 0 70 70
Antidepressants 0 69 69
Benzodiazepines 0 58 58

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2008
Gender Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 20.8
Female 11.8

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 1.1
21 to 34 12.9
35 to 54 24.9
55 and over 23.1

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2007-2008
Drug category Drug-related Drug-related suicide
Deaths, 2007 Deaths, 2008 Single-drug deaths, 2008 Deaths, 2007 Deaths, 2008 Single-drug deaths, 2008
* 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 315 305 109 51 38 7
Alcohol* 77 70 0 14 15 0
Cocaine 91 75 17 7 -- 0
Marijuana 6 0 0 -- 0 0
Stimulants 29 16 8 -- -- 0
Club drugs -- -- -- -- 0 0
Hallucinogens†† -- 0 0 -- 0 0
Inhalants -- -- -- 0 -- --
Antidepressants 74 69 0 18 14 --
Antipsychotics 9 15 -- 5 5 0
Benzodiazepines 32 58 0 18 14 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 33 42 0 15 11 0
Opiates/opioids 192 194 28 22 15 --
– Heroin (specified) 57 45 8 0 -- --
– Methadone 80 91 15 -- -- 0
– All other opiates/opioids 89 96 5 21 10 0
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents -- 0 0 -- 0 0
Salicylates/combinations -- 10 5 -- -- 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations 18 5 -- 15 10 --
Anticonvulsants 23 15 0 7 -- 0
Muscle relaxants 10 13 0 5 -- 0

End Notes

1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. -- A number less than 4 has been suppressed.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2008 (08/2009 update).

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