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Oklahoma

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 300
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 44
State population, 2006 3,579,212
Population covered by DAWN 3,579,212
Percent of population covered by DAWN 100%

State overview: Deaths and population by county, 2006
Counties Drug-related Drug-related suicide Population
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
Total participating (77) 300 8.4 44 1.2 3,579,212
1. Adair County 0 0.0 0 0.0 22,317
2. Alfalfa County 0 0.0 0 0.0 5,673
3. Atoka County 1 7.0 0 0.0 14,340
4. Beaver County 0 0.0 0 0.0 5,336
5. Beckham County 2 10.4 0 0.0 19,271
6. Blaine County 0 0.0 0 0.0 12,734
7. Bryan County 1 2.6 1 2.6 38,395
8. Caddo County 1 3.3 0 0.0 30,063
9. Canadian County 1 1.0 1 1.0 101,335
10. Carter County 3 6.3 0 0.0 47,503
11. Cherokee County 3 6.7 0 0.0 44,910
12. Choctaw County 0 0.0 0 0.0 15,334
13. Cimarron County 0 0.0 0 0.0 2,807
14. Cleveland County 10 4.4 4 1.7 228,594
15. Coal County 0 0.0 0 0.0 5,634
16. Comanche County 5 4.6 1 0.9 109,181
17. Cotton County 0 0.0 0 0.0 6,491
18. Craig County 1 6.6 0 0.0 15,046
19. Creek County 10 14.5 0 0.0 69,146
20. Custer County 1 3.9 1 3.9 25,566
21. Delaware County 6 15.0 0 0.0 40,061
22. Dewey County 0 0.0 0 0.0 4,475
23. Ellis County 0 0.0 0 0.0 3,912
24. Garfield County 3 5.3 1 1.8 57,068
25. Garvin County 1 3.7 1 3.7 27,375
26. Grady County 2 4.0 0 0.0 50,490
27. Grant County 0 0.0 0 0.0 4,653
28. Greer County 2 34.1 0 0.0 5,864
29. Harmon County 0 0.0 0 0.0 3,042
30. Harper County 0 0.0 0 0.0 3,348
31. Haskell County 1 8.2 0 0.0 12,155
32. Hughes County 0 0.0 0 0.0 13,893
33. Jackson County 0 0.0 0 0.0 26,042
34. Jefferson County 1 15.7 0 0.0 6,385
35. Johnston County 0 0.0 0 0.0 10,436
36. Kay County 1 2.2 0 0.0 45,889
37. Kingfisher County 0 0.0 0 0.0 14,316
38. Kiowa County 2 20.5 0 0.0 9,778
39. Latimer County 0 0.0 2 18.9 10,562
40. Le Flore County 3 6.0 0 0.0 50,079
41. Lincoln County 5 15.3 0 0.0 32,645
42. Logan County 1 2.7 0 0.0 36,971
43. Love County 1 10.9 0 0.0 9,162
44. Major County 1 13.6 0 0.0 7,329
45. Marshall County 0 0.0 0 0.0 14,558
46. Mayes County 1 2.5 0 0.0 39,774
47. Mcclain County 1 3.2 0 0.0 31,038
48. McCurtain County 3 8.8 0 0.0 34,018
49. McIntosh County 0 0.0 0 0.0 19,899
50. Murray County 0 0.0 2 15.4 12,945
51. Muskogee County 5 7.0 1 1.4 71,018
52. Noble County 2 17.9 0 0.0 11,152
53. Nowata County 0 0.0 0 0.0 10,785
54. Okfuskee County 0 0.0 0 0.0 11,370
55. Oklahoma County 66 9.5 11 1.6 691,266
56. Okmulgee County 5 12.6 2 5.0 39,670
57. Osage County 4 8.8 0 0.0 45,549
58. Ottawa County 0 0.0 0 0.0 33,026
59. Pawnee County 1 5.9 0 0.0 16,844
60. Payne County 2 2.7 0 0.0 73,818
61. Pittsburg County 4 8.9 0 0.0 45,002
62. Pontotoc County 5 14.1 0 0.0 35,350
63. Pottawatomie County 8 11.7 0 0.0 68,638
64. Pushmataha County 1 8.6 0 0.0 11,641
65. Roger Mills County 0 0.0 0 0.0 3,293
66. Rogers County 3 3.6 1 1.2 82,435
67. Seminole County 2 8.1 1 4.1 24,650
68. Sequoyah County 5 12.1 1 2.4 41,356
69. Stephens County 5 11.6 0 0.0 43,243
70. Texas County 4 19.8 0 0.0 20,238
71. Tillman County 2 23.6 0 0.0 8,482
72. Tulsa County 92 15.9 10 1.7 577,795
73. Wagoner County 5 7.5 0 0.0 66,313
74. Washington County 3 6.1 3 6.1 49,241
75. Washita County 1 8.6 0 0.0 11,583
76. Woods County 0 0.0 0 0.0 8,385
77. Woodward County 1 5.2 0 0.0 19,231

Deaths by manner of death, 2006
Suicide 12.8%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 4.4%
Accidental 82.0%
Natural 0.9%

Place of death, 2006
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 64
Home 190
Public place 16
Other 27
Not documented --

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 11
Home 27
Public place 4
Other --
Not documented 0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2006
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 69 168 237
Benzodiazepines 2 108 110
Alcohol 1 52 53
Antidepressants 2 45 47
Muscle relaxants 2 36 38

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2006
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Antidepressants 6 15 21
Opiates/opioids 3 11 14
Alcohol 1 8 9
Miscellaneous analgesics/combinations 2 6 8
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 1 7 8

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2006
Gender Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 10.3
Female 6.6

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 2.0
21 to 34 10.4
35 to 54 19.4
55 and over 2.0

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related suicide, 2006
Gender Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 1.3
Female 1.2

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 0.1
21 to 34 1.2
35 to 54 2.7
55 and over 1.0

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 254 300 103 44 44 19
Alcohol* 54 53 -- 12 9 --
Cocaine 26 33 14 -- 0 0
Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stimulants 44 26 7 5 0 0
Club drugs -- 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens†† 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inhalants 7 0 0 0 0 0
Antidepressants 44 47 -- 18 21 6
Antipsychotics 14 10 -- 4 -- --
Benzodiazepines 85 110 -- 13 8 --
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 20 25 0 5 8 --
Opiates/opioids 171 237 69 18 14 --
– Heroin (specified) -- -- 0 0 0 0
– Methadone 66 95 36 -- -- --
– All other opiates/opioids 114 160 33 16 12 --
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents -- -- 0 0 0 0
Salicylates/combinations -- -- -- -- -- 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations 30 24 -- 11 8 --
Anticonvulsants 9 11 0 -- -- --
Muscle relaxants 34 38 -- 10 -- 0

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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