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


Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 137
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 12
Population 753,516
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 18.2
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 1.6

Deaths by manner of death, 2010
Suicide 8.1%
Homicide 0.7%
Could not be determined 2.7%
Accidental 75.2%
Natural 13.4%

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2010
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 28 59 87
Cocaine 14 34 48
Alcohol 0 36 36
Benzodiazepines 1 15 16
Antidepressants 0 9 9

Death rates by sex and age: Drug-related, 2010
Sex Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 24.7
Female 12.1

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 *
21 to 34 10.3
35 to 54 33.8
55 and over 31.1

Place of death, 2010
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 57
Home 58
Public place *
Other 18
Not documented *

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

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 186 137 63 9 12 7
Alcohol 45 36 0 * 0 0
Cocaine 71 48 14 0 0 0
Marijuana * * 0 0 0 0
Stimulants 4 * 0 0 0 0
Club drugs * 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens 0 * 0 0 0 0
Inhalants 0 * * * * *
Antidepressants 10 9 0 4 5 *
Antipsychotics 4 * * * * 0
Benzodiazepines 18 16 * * * 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 4 4 0 0 * 0
Opiates/opioids 117 87 28 * * *
– Heroin (specified) 10 16 5 0 0 0
– Methadone 30 17 5 * 0 0
– All other opiates/opioids 88 56 18 * * *
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 * 0 0 0 0
Salicylates/combinations 0 4 0 0 * *
Misc. analgesics/combinations 6 6 * * * *
Anticonvulsants * * 0 * 0 0
Muscle relaxants * * 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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