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Salt Lake City, UT

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 206
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 28
Metro area population, 2006 1,067,722
Population covered by DAWN 1,067,722
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 (3) 206 19.3 28 2.6 1,067,722
1. Salt Lake County, UT 194 19.8 27 2.8 978,701
2. Summit County, UT 3 8.5 0 0.0 35,469
3. Tooele County, UT 9 16.8 1 1.9 53,552

Deaths by manner of death, 2006
Suicide 12.0%
Homicide 0.0%
Could not be determined 71.4%
Accidental 15.4%
Natural 1.3%

Place of death, 2006
Drug-related Deaths
Health care facility 41
Home 138
Public place 10
Other 17
Not documented 0

Drug-related suicide Deaths
Health care facility 9
Home 19
Public place 0
Other 0
Not documented 0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2006
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Opiates/opioids 7 171 178
Antidepressants 0 75 75
Cocaine 1 74 75
Benzodiazepines 0 57 57
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 0 55 55

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2006
Drug category Single-drug deaths Multi-drug deaths Total
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 0 16 16
Opiates/opioids 1 14 15
Antidepressants 1 14 15
Benzodiazepines 0 8 8
Alcohol 0 8 8

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2006
Gender Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 24.2
Female 14.3

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 2.2
21 to 34 30.0
35 to 54 38.1
55 and over 9.4

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related suicide, 2006
Gender Deaths per 100,000 population
Male 2.8
Female 2.5

Age Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21 0.0
21 to 34 2.9
35 to 54 5.7
55 and over 2.8

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 192 206 9 25 28 --
Alcohol* 36 40 0 5 8 --
Cocaine 62 75 -- -- -- --
Marijuana 30 43 0 -- -- --
Stimulants 27 32 0 -- -- --
Club drugs -- -- 0 0 0 --
Hallucinogens†† 0 0 0 0 0 --
Inhalants -- -- -- 0 0 --
Antidepressants 82 75 0 19 15 --
Antipsychotics 17 6 0 5 4 --
Benzodiazepines 68 57 0 10 8 --
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics 59 55 0 7 16 --
Opiates/opioids 171 178 7 15 15 --
– Heroin (specified) 14 14 0 0 0 --
– Methadone 55 64 -- -- -- --
– All other opiates/opioids 140 132 5 13 14 --
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents -- 0 0 -- 0 --
Salicylates/combinations 0 0 0 -- -- --
Misc. analgesics/combinations 27 10 0 11 5 --
Anticonvulsants 19 9 0 -- 5 --
Muscle relaxants 28 24 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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