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Denver-Aurora, CO: Arapahoe County, CO

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 60
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 9
Population 537,197
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 11.2
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 1.7

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2005-2006
Drug category Drug-related Drug-related suicide
Deaths, 2005 Deaths, 2006 Single-drug
deaths, 2006
Deaths, 2005 Deaths, 2006 Single-drug
deaths, 2006
* 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 51 60 15 9 9 --
Alcohol* 17 17 0 -- 4 --
Cocaine 20 24 8 0 0 --
Marijuana -- 0 0 0 0 --
Stimulants 8 5 0 0 0 --
Club drugs 0 0 0 0 0 --
Hallucinogens†† 0 0 0 0 0 --
Inhalants 0 0 0 0 0 --
Antidepressants 16 15 0 4 4 --
Antipsychotics -- -- 0 -- 0 --
Benzodiazepines 14 15 0 0 4 --
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 6 8 0 -- -- --
Opiates/opioids 35 40 6 6 -- --
– Heroin (specified) -- 8 -- 0 0 --
– Methadone 4 4 -- -- -- --
– All other opiates/opioids 30 35 4 4 -- --
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 0 0 0 0 --
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 0 0 --
Misc. analgesics/combinations 5 -- 0 0 0 --
Anticonvulsants -- 4 0 -- 0 --
Muscle relaxants 0 5 -- 0 0 --

Deaths by manner of death, 2006
Suicide 13.0%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 11.6%
Accidental 75.4%
Natural 0.0%

Place of death, 2006
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 7
Home 46
Public place 4
Other --
Not documented 0

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

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2006
Gender Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 13.9
Female 8.5

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 1.3
21 to 34 14.3
35 to 54 21.6
55 and over 6.3

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2006
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 6 34 40
Cocaine 8 16 24
Alcohol 0 17 17
Benzodiazepines 0 15 15
Antidepressants 0 15 15

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, 2006 (08/2008 update).

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