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Oklahoma City, OK

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 86
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 16
Metro area population, 2006 1,172,339
Population covered by DAWN 1,172,339
Percent of population covered by DAWN 100%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2006
Metro area component Drug-related Drug-related suicide Population
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
Total participating (7) 86 7.3 16 1.4 1,172,339
1. Canadian County, OK 1 1.0 1 1.0 101,335
2. Cleveland County, OK 10 4.4 4 1.7 228,594
3. Grady County, OK 2 4.0 0 0.0 50,490
4. Lincoln County, OK 5 15.3 0 0.0 32,645
5. Logan County, OK 1 2.7 0 0.0 36,971
6. Mcclain County, OK 1 3.2 0 0.0 31,038
7. Oklahoma County, OK 66 9.5 11 1.6 691,266

Deaths by manner of death, 2006
Suicide 15.7%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 3.9%
Accidental 79.4%
Natural 1.0%

Place of death, 2006
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 15
Home 56
Public place 6
Other 8
Not documented --

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

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2006
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 30 29 59
Alcohol 0 17 17
Benzodiazepines 2 14 16
Cocaine 4 7 11
Muscle relaxants 2 7 9

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2006
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Antidepressants 3 3 6
Alcohol 0 4 4

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2006
Gender Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 9.4
Female 5.4

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 0.3
21 to 34 9.5
35 to 54 18.4
55 and over 0.8

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related suicide, 2006
Gender Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 1.4
Female 1.3

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 0.0
21 to 34 2.1
35 to 54 2.5
55 and over 1.2

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 74 86 45 13 16 11
Alcohol* 17 17 0 -- 4 0
Cocaine 16 11 4 -- 0 0
Marijuana 0 0 0 0 0 0
Stimulants 15 7 4 -- 0 0
Club drugs 0 0 0 0 0 0
Hallucinogens†† 0 0 0 0 0 0
Inhalants 4 0 0 0 0 0
Antidepressants 7 7 -- -- 6 --
Antipsychotics -- 4 -- 0 -- --
Benzodiazepines 19 16 -- -- -- --
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 4 -- 0 0 -- --
Opiates/opioids 48 59 30 4 -- --
– Heroin (specified) -- -- 0 0 0 0
– Methadone 13 16 13 0 0 0
– All other opiates/opioids 35 42 17 4 -- --
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents -- 0 0 0 0 0
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 0 -- 0
Misc. analgesics/combinations 7 4 0 5 -- --
Anticonvulsants -- -- 0 -- 0 0
Muscle relaxants 7 9 -- 4 -- 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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