Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 998 |
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 65 |
Metro area population, 2006 | 9,505,748 |
Population covered by DAWN | 8,034,600 |
Percent of population covered by DAWN | 85% |
Metro area component | Drug-related | Drug-related suicide | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | ||
* Area did not participate in DAWN this year. | |||||
Total participating (8) | 998 | 12.4 | 65 | 0.8 | 8,034,600 |
1. Cook County, IL | 803 | 15.2 | 26 | 0.5 | 5,288,655 |
2. DeKalb County, IL* | 100,139 | ||||
3. DuPage County, IL | 59 | 6.3 | 14 | 1.5 | 932,670 |
4. Grundy County, IL | 7 | 15.3 | 0 | 0.0 | 45,828 |
5. Kane County, IL | 23 | 4.7 | 6 | 1.2 | 493,735 |
6. Kendall County, IL | 2 | 2.3 | 2 | 2.3 | 88,158 |
7. Lake County, IL | 63 | 8.8 | 12 | 1.7 | 713,076 |
8. McHenry County, IL | 21 | 6.7 | 3 | 1.0 | 312,373 |
9. Will County, IL* | 668,217 | ||||
10. Jasper County, IN* | 32,296 | ||||
11. Lake County, IN* | 494,202 | ||||
12. Newton County, IN* | 14,293 | ||||
13. Porter County, IN | 20 | 12.5 | 2 | 1.2 | 160,105 |
14. Kenosha County, WI* | 162,001 |
Suicide | 6.1% |
Homicide | 0.3% |
Could not be determined | 0.8% |
Accidental | 91.9% |
Natural | 0.8% |
Drug-related | Deaths |
---|---|
Health care facility | 460 |
Home | 348 |
Public place | 73 |
Other | 108 |
Not documented | 9 |
Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
---|---|
Health care facility | 15 |
Home | 40 |
Public place | 6 |
Other | 4 |
Not documented | 0 |
Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Opiates/opioids | 212 | 493 | 705 |
Cocaine | 228 | 342 | 570 |
Alcohol | 4 | 206 | 210 |
Benzodiazepines | 2 | 37 | 39 |
Antidepressants | 3 | 25 | 28 |
Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Antidepressants | 6 | 19 | 25 |
Opiates/opioids | 3 | 19 | 22 |
Benzodiazepines | 0 | 18 | 18 |
Alcohol | 0 | 17 | 17 |
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 2 | 11 | 13 |
Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
---|---|
Male | 19.9 |
Female | 5.1 |
Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
---|---|
Under 21 | 1.5 |
21 to 34 | 15.5 |
35 to 54 | 26.5 |
55 and over | 5.3 |
Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
---|---|
Male | 0.9 |
Female | 0.7 |
Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
---|---|
Under 21 | 0.1 |
21 to 34 | 0.9 |
35 to 54 | 1.4 |
55 and over | 0.8 |
Drug category | Drug-related | Drug-related suicide | ||||
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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. |
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ALL DRUGS | 772 | 998 | 458 | 69 | 65 | 20 |
Alcohol* | 151 | 210 | 4 | 22 | 17 | 0 |
Cocaine | 479 | 570 | 228 | 4 | 9 | -- |
Marijuana | 19 | 21 | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
Stimulants | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
Club drugs† | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
Hallucinogens†† | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Inhalants | -- | -- | -- | -- | 0 | 0 |
Antidepressants | 28 | 28 | -- | 20 | 25 | 6 |
Antipsychotics | -- | -- | 0 | 6 | 6 | 0 |
Benzodiazepines | 32 | 39 | -- | 19 | 18 | 0 |
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 18 | 16 | 0 | 13 | 13 | -- |
Opiates/opioids | 472 | 705 | 212 | 19 | 22 | -- |
– Heroin (specified) | 45 | 59 | 9 | -- | 0 | 0 |
– Methadone | 60 | 56 | 17 | -- | -- | -- |
– All other opiates/opioids | 387 | 624 | 186 | 18 | 19 | -- |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
Salicylates/combinations | -- | -- | 0 | -- | -- | -- |
Misc. analgesics/combinations | 6 | 7 | -- | 11 | 12 | -- |
Anticonvulsants | 4 | 4 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
Muscle relaxants | 4 | 4 | -- | -- | 5 | -- |