Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN | 328 |
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN | 58 |
Metro area population, 2006 | 5,290,400 |
Population covered by DAWN | 5,239,957 |
Percent of population covered by DAWN | 99% |
Metro area component | Drug-related | Drug-related suicide | Population | ||
---|---|---|---|---|---|
Deaths | Rate | Deaths | Rate | ||
* Area did not participate in DAWN this year. | |||||
Total participating (19) | 328 | 6.3 | 58 | 1.1 | 5,239,957 |
1. District of Columbia | 123 | 21.2 | 13 | 2.2 | 581,530 |
2. Calvert County, MD | 5 | 5.6 | 1 | 1.1 | 88,804 |
3. Charles County, MD | 6 | 4.3 | 1 | 0.7 | 140,416 |
4. Frederick County, MD | 23 | 10.3 | 1 | 0.4 | 222,938 |
5. Montgomery County, MD | 53 | 5.7 | 2 | 0.2 | 932,131 |
6. Prince George's County, MD | 40 | 4.8 | 4 | 0.5 | 841,315 |
7. Alexandria City, VA | 12 | 8.8 | 3 | 2.2 | 136,974 |
8. Arlington County, VA | 7 | 3.5 | 3 | 1.5 | 199,776 |
9. Clarke County, VA | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 14,565 |
10. Fairfax County, VA | 23 | 2.2 | 9 | 0.9 | 1,032,865 |
11. Falls Church City, VA | 0 | 0.0 | 0 | 0.0 | 10,799 |
12. Fauquier County, VA | 2 | 3.0 | 1 | 1.5 | 66,170 |
13. Fredericksburg City, VA | 3 | 14.1 | 3 | 14.1 | 21,273 |
14. Loudoun County, VA | 5 | 1.9 | 4 | 1.5 | 268,817 |
15. Manassas City, VA | 3 | 8.2 | 1 | 2.7 | 36,638 |
16. Prince William County, VA | 16 | 4.3 | 6 | 1.6 | 369,145 |
17. Spotsylvania County, VA | 2 | 1.7 | 4 | 3.3 | 119,529 |
18. Stafford County, VA | 3 | 2.5 | 2 | 1.7 | 120,170 |
19. Warren County, VA | 2 | 5.5 | 0 | 0.0 | 36,102 |
20. Jefferson County, WV* | 50,443 |
Suicide | 15.0% |
Homicide | 0.0% |
Could not be determined | 30.8% |
Accidental | 52.3% |
Natural | 1.8% |
Drug-related | Deaths |
---|---|
Health care facility | 128 |
Home | 144 |
Public place | 15 |
Other | 40 |
Not documented | -- |
Drug-related suicide | Deaths |
---|---|
Health care facility | 16 |
Home | 28 |
Public place | 4 |
Other | 10 |
Not documented | 0 |
Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Opiates/opioids | 49 | 148 | 197 |
Cocaine | 72 | 91 | 163 |
Alcohol | 4 | 92 | 96 |
Antidepressants | 3 | 31 | 34 |
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 3 | 11 | 14 |
Drug category | Single-drug deaths | Multi-drug deaths | Total |
---|---|---|---|
Opiates/opioids | 5 | 19 | 24 |
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 1 | 18 | 19 |
Antidepressants | 1 | 18 | 19 |
Alcohol | 0 | 18 | 18 |
Benzodiazepines | 2 | 11 | 13 |
Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
---|---|
Male | 8.9 |
Female | 3.8 |
Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
---|---|
Under 21 | 0.7 |
21 to 34 | 5.6 |
35 to 54 | 13.3 |
55 and over | 3.6 |
Gender | Deaths per 100,000 population |
---|---|
Male | 1.2 |
Female | 1.0 |
Age | Deaths per 100,000 population |
---|---|
Under 21 | 0.1 |
21 to 34 | 1.5 |
35 to 54 | 1.8 |
55 and over | 1.0 |
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 | 283 | 328 | 138 | 48 | 58 | 17 |
Alcohol* | 69 | 96 | 4 | 15 | 18 | 0 |
Cocaine | 149 | 163 | 72 | -- | 9 | -- |
Marijuana | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Stimulants | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 |
Club drugs† | 0 | -- | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
Hallucinogens†† | 4 | 6 | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |
Inhalants | 0 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
Antidepressants | 22 | 34 | -- | 20 | 19 | -- |
Antipsychotics | -- | 6 | -- | 5 | 9 | -- |
Benzodiazepines | 17 | 7 | -- | 6 | 13 | -- |
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics | 17 | 14 | -- | 13 | 19 | -- |
Opiates/opioids | 180 | 197 | 49 | 17 | 24 | 5 |
– Heroin (specified) | 17 | 17 | -- | 0 | 0 | 0 |
– Methadone | 51 | 54 | 15 | -- | 10 | 0 |
– All other opiates/opioids | 134 | 157 | 33 | 17 | 17 | 5 |
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
Salicylates/combinations | 0 | 0 | 0 | -- | 0 | 0 |
Misc. analgesics/combinations | 13 | 12 | -- | 9 | 4 | -- |
Anticonvulsants | -- | -- | 0 | 4 | 0 | 0 |
Muscle relaxants | 5 | -- | 0 | -- | -- | 0 |