Salt Lake City, UT

Drug misuse deaths reported to DAWN	172
Suicide deaths reported to DAWN	31
Metro area population, 2004	1,018,826
Population covered by DAWN	1,018,826
Percent of population covered by DAWN	100%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2004

Metro area component	Drug misuse		Suicide		Total population
	Deaths	Rate1	Deaths	Rate1
* Indicates area featured in Spotlight section. 1 Deaths per 1,000,000 population.
Total participating (3)	172	168.8	31	30.4	1,018,826
1. Salt Lake County, UT*	160	171.1	28	29.9	935,295
2. Summit County, UT	3	88.6	1	29.5	33,843
3. Tooele County, UT	9	181.1	2	40.3	49,688

Deaths by case type, 2004

Suicide	15.3%
Overmedication	5.4%
Homicide	0.0%
All other accidental	13.8%
Could not be determined	65.5%

Place of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Health care facility	44
Home	113
Public place	7
Other	8
Not documented	0

Suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	10
Home	16
Public place	--
Other	4
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug misuse deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	5	142	147
Antidepressants	0	65	65
Cocaine	4	53	57
Benzodiazepines	0	49	49
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	0	47	47

Top 5 drugs involved: Suicide deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	2	18	20
Opiates/opioids	1	14	15
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	1	13	14
Misc. analgesics/combinations	0	7	7
Antipsychotics	0	7	7

Death rates by gender and age: Drug misuse, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	207.7
Female	129.1

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	26.1
21 to 34	229.9
35 to 54	354.2
55 and over	74.9

Death rates by gender and age: Suicide, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	38.8
Female	21.9

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	2.9
21 to 34	24.2
35 to 54	67.8
55 and over	37.4

Causes of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	170
– Abuse	15
– Drug or alcohol	170
– Toxic effects	167
Body systems (includes infections)	17
Accidents and injuries	--

Suicide	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	31
– Abuse	0
– Drug or alcohol	31
– Toxic effects	30
Body systems (includes infections)	--
Accidents and injuries	--

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	184	172	11	33	31	6
Alcohol2	33	47	0	10	4	0
Cocaine	65	57	4	4	--	--
Marijuana	8	15	0	0	--	0
Stimulants	38	41	0	4	--	0
Club drugs3	--	--	0	0	0	0
Hallucinogens4	0	0	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	--	--	0	--	0	0
Antidepressants	65	65	0	12	20	--
Antipsychotics	8	5	0	5	7	0
Benzodiazepines	38	49	0	9	6	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	44	47	0	13	14	--
Opiates/opioids	148	147	5	13	15	--
– Heroin (specified)	22	17	--	0	0	0
– Methadone	50	52	--	--	5	--
– All other opiates/opioids	99	100	--	13	13	0
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	--	--	0	0	--	0
Salicylates/combinations	0	0	0	0	0	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations	18	21	--	10	7	0
Anticonvulsants	12	11	0	0	--	--
Muscle relaxants	26	13	0	4	--	0