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St. Louis, MO-IL: St. Louis County, MO

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 116
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 23
Population 1,000,510
Drug-related deaths per 100,000 population 11.6
Drug-related suicide deaths per 100,000 population 2.3

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 88 116 51 21 23 6
Alcohol* 22 30 4 -- 5 0
Cocaine 31 51 21 -- -- --
Marijuana -- 0 0 0 0 0
Stimulants -- 6 -- 0 -- 0
Club drugs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens†† 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Inhalants -- -- 0 0 0 0
Antidepressants 7 -- 0 6 8 0
Antipsychotics -- -- 0 5 -- 0
Benzodiazepines 6 5 0 -- 8 0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics -- 0 0 -- -- 0
Opiates/opioids 55 76 22 4 9 --
– Heroin (specified) 21 27 6 -- 0 0
– Methadone 11 16 4 -- -- 0
– All other opiates/opioids 30 50 12 -- 7 --
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents 0 0 0 0 0 0
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 -- 0 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations 0 -- 0 -- -- 0
Anticonvulsants 0 0 0 -- -- 0
Muscle relaxants 4 0 0 0 -- 0

Deaths by manner of death, 2006
Suicide 16.5%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 2.9%
Accidental 80.6%
Natural 0.0%

Place of death, 2006
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 50
Home 42
Public place 16
Other 8
Not documented 0

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 6
Home 15
Public place --
Other --
Not documented 0

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2006
Gender Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 16.4
Female 7.2

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 3.9
21 to 34 22.7
35 to 54 20.3
55 and over 3.0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2006
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 22 54 76
Cocaine 21 30 51
Alcohol 4 26 30
Stimulants 3 3 6
Benzodiazepines 0 5 5

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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