Miami-Fort Lauderdale-Miami Beach, FL

Drug misuse deaths reported to DAWN	332
Suicide deaths reported to DAWN	50
Metro area population, 2004	5,361,723
Population covered by DAWN	3,606,830
Percent of population covered by DAWN	67%

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. * Indicates area featured in Spotlight section. 1 Deaths per 1,000,000 population.
Total participating (2)	332	92.0	50	13.9	3,606,830
1. Broward County, FL§					1,754,893
2. Miami-Dade County, FL*	169	71.5	30	12.7	2,363,600
3. Palm Beach County, FL*	163	131.1	20	16.1	1,243,230

Deaths by case type, 2004

Suicide	13.1%
Overmedication	9.9%
Homicide	0.0%
All other accidental	77.0%
Could not be determined	0.0%

Place of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Health care facility	78
Home	166
Public place	34
Other	54
Not documented	0

Suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	6
Home	34
Public place	--
Other	7
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug misuse deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	46	191	237
Cocaine	39	134	173
Benzodiazepines	1	107	108
Alcohol	11	79	90
Antidepressants	0	43	43

Top 5 drugs involved: Suicide deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	6	17	23
Benzodiazepines	1	17	18
Antidepressants	0	15	15
Misc. analgesics/combinations	1	9	10
Cocaine	1	8	9

Death rates by gender and age: Drug misuse, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	139.1
Female	47.9

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	28.0
21 to 34	127.6
35 to 54	185.9
55 and over	32.6

Death rates by gender and age: Suicide, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	18.9
Female	9.2

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	2.0
21 to 34	8.1
35 to 54	20.3
55 and over	22.1

Causes of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	316
– Abuse	30
– Drug or alcohol	316
– Toxic effects	282
Body systems (includes infections)	69
Accidents and injuries	26

Suicide	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	48
– Abuse	--
– Drug or alcohol	48
– Toxic effects	48
Body systems (includes infections)	6
Accidents and injuries	8

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		332	100		50	14
Alcohol2		90	11		8	--
Cocaine		173	39		9	--
Marijuana		7	0		0	0
Stimulants		5	--		0	0
Club drugs3		9	0		0	0
Hallucinogens4		0	0		0	0
Antidepressants		0	0		0	0
Antidepressants		43	0		15	0
Antipsychotics		7	0		7	--
Benzodiazepines		108	--		18	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		21	0		5	0
Opiates/opioids		237	46		23	6
– Heroin (specified)		64	9		--	0
– Methadone		78	22		--	--
– All other opiates/opioids		121	15		20	5
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		--	0		0	0
Salicylates/combinations		0	0		4	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations		17	--		10	--
Anticonvulsants		5	0		--	0
Muscle relaxants		7	0		--	0