Los Angeles-Long Beach-Santa-Ana, CA

Drug misuse deaths reported to DAWN	1,038
Suicide deaths reported to DAWN	167
Metro area population, 2004	12,925,330
Population covered by DAWN	9,937,739
Percent of population covered by DAWN	77%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2004

Metro area component	Drug misuse		Suicide		Total population
	Deaths	Rate1	Deaths	Rate1
§ Area did not participate in DAWN this year. 1 Deaths per 1,000,000 population.
Total participating (1)	1,038	104.5	167	16.8	9,937,739
1. Los Angeles County, CA	1,038	104.5	167	16.8	9,937,739
2. Orange County, CA§					2,987,591

Deaths by case type, 2004

Suicide	13.9%
Overmedication	6.6%
Homicide	0.4%
All other accidental	76.5%
Could not be determined	2.7%

Place of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Health care facility	412
Home	339
Public place	60
Other	223
Not documented	4

Suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	36
Home	90
Public place	6
Other	35
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug misuse deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	81	465	546
Cocaine	195	245	440
Stimulants	19	188	207
Alcohol	9	157	166
Antidepressants	6	127	133

Top 5 drugs involved: Suicide deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	10	55	65
Opiates/opioids	4	46	50
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	6	29	35
Benzodiazepines	2	32	34
Stimulants	1	27	28

Death rates by gender and age: Drug misuse, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	154.6
Female	55.8

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	9.9
21 to 34	86.3
35 to 54	232.8
55 and over	87.7

Death rates by gender and age: Suicide, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	20.4
Female	13.4

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	2.5
21 to 34	22.2
35 to 54	24.8
55 and over	22.9

Causes of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	666
– Abuse	22
– Drug or alcohol	652
– Toxic effects	445
Body systems (includes infections)	346
Accidents and injuries	951

Suicide	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	83
– Abuse	0
– Drug or alcohol	83
– Toxic effects	71
Body systems (includes infections)	14
Accidents and injuries	165

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2003-2004

Drug category	Drug misuse			Suicide
	Deaths, 2003	Deaths, 2004	Single-drug deaths, 2004	Deaths, 2003	Deaths, 2004	Single-drug deaths, 2004
2 Includes alcohol in combination with other drugs (all ages) and alcohol alone in decedents under age 21. 3 Includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and ketamine. 4 Includes PCP, LSD, and miscellaneous hallucinogens.
ALL DRUGS		1,038	348		167	52
Alcohol2		166	9		25	0
Cocaine		440	195		21	7
Marijuana		48	14		4	--
Stimulants		207	19		28	--
Club drugs3		9	--		--	0
Hallucinogens4		15	--		0	0
Inhalants		7	--		5	4
Antidepressants		133	6		65	10
Antipsychotics		56	--		17	--
Benzodiazepines		82	--		34	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		84	0		35	6
Opiates/opioids		546	81		50	4
– Heroin (specified)		279	35		4	0
– Methadone		59	15		--	0
– All other opiates/opioids (not heroin or methadone)		406	31		49	4
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		9	0		--	0
Salicylates/combinations		4	--		--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations		27	5		14	--
Anticonvulsants		30	--		9	--
Muscle relaxants		29	0		10	--