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Boston-Cambridge-Quincy, MA-NH: Essex County, MA


Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 80
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 7
Population 742,661
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 10.8
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 0.9

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 8.0%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 5.7%
Accidental 75.9%
Natural 10.3%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 22 35 57
Alcohol 0 26 26
Cocaine 7 15 22
Antidepressants 0 13 13
Benzodiazepines 0 13 13

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 16.7
Female 5.2

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 *
21 to 34 24.8
35 to 54 14.0
55 and over 9.2

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 30
Home 38
Public place *
Other 7
Not documented *

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 0
Home 6
Public place 0
Other 0
Not documented *

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2009-2010
Drug category Drug-related Drug-related suicide
Deaths, 2009 Deaths, 2010 Single-drug deaths, 2010 Deaths, 2009 Deaths, 2010 Single-drug deaths, 2010
NOTES: Alcohol row includes alcohol in combination with other drugs (all ages) and alcohol alone in decedents under age 21. Club drugs row includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and ketamine. Hallucinogens row includes PCP, LSD, and miscellaneous hallucinogens.
ALL DRUGS 105 80 32 8 7 *
Alcohol 36 26 0 * * *
Cocaine 36 22 7 0 0 *
Marijuana 4 * 0 0 0 *
Stimulants 5 * 0 * 0 *
Club drugs * 0 0 0 0 *
Hallucinogens 0 * 0 0 0 *
Inhalants 0 0 0 * 0 *
Antidepressants 18 13 0 * * *
Antipsychotics * 6 * * 0 *
Benzodiazepines 24 13 0 5 * *
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 5 4 0 * 0 *
Opiates/opioids 85 57 22 4 * *
– Heroin (specified) 6 5 4 * 0 *
– Methadone 22 11 4 0 0 *
– All other opiates/opioids 64 45 14 * * *
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 0 0 0 0 *
Salicylates/combinations * 0 0 * 0 *
Misc. analgesics/combinations * * 0 * * *
Anticonvulsants 0 * 0 * 0 *
Muscle relaxants 5 * 0 0 0 *

End Notes

1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. An asterisk (*) signifies that a small number of deaths was suppressed to protect privacy.
4. A dash (-) represents a blank cell.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2010.

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