Washington-Arlington-Alexandria, DC-VA-MD-WV

Drug misuse deaths reported to DAWN	265
Suicide deaths reported to DAWN	40
Metro area population, 2004	5,139,549
Population covered by DAWN	5,091,886
Percent of population covered by DAWN	99%

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 (19)	265	52.0	40	7.9	5,091,886
1. District of Columbia*	96	173.4	9	16.3	553,523
2. Calvert County, MD	5	57.8	1	11.6	86,474
3. Charles County, MD	9	66.3	3	22.1	135,807
4. Frederick County, MD	15	68.9	0	0.0	217,653
5. Montgomery County, MD	34	36.9	4	4.3	921,690
6. Prince George's County, MD	49	58.1	1	1.2	842,967
7. Alexandria city, VA	4	31.2	0	0.0	128,206
8. Arlington County, VA	4	21.5	5	26.9	186,117
9. Clarke County, VA	0	0.0	0	0.0	13,852
10. Fairfax County, VA	14	13.7	8	7.8	1,025,219
11. Falls Church city, VA	1	92.8	0	0.0	10,781
12. Fauquier County, VA	5	79.0	0	0.0	63,255
13. Fredericksburg city, VA	3	146.6	0	0.0	20,458
14. Loudoun County, VA	5	20.9	3	12.5	239,156
15. Manassas city, VA	3	79.8	0	0.0	37,615
16. Prince William County, VA	10	28.7	2	5.7	348,105
17. Spotsylvania County, VA	2	17.9	3	26.8	111,850
18. Stafford County, VA	1	8.7	1	8.7	114,781
19. Warren County, VA	5	145.4	0	0.0	34,377
20. Jefferson County, WV§					47,663

Deaths by case type, 2004

Suicide	13.1%
Overmedication	10.2%
Homicide	0.0%
All other accidental	40.7%
Could not be determined	36.1%

Place of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Health care facility	101
Home	99
Public place	11
Other	44
Not documented	10

Suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	10
Home	24
Public place	--
Other	5
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug misuse deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	45	134	179
Cocaine	48	77	125
Alcohol	5	69	74
Antidepressants	0	35	35
Benzodiazepines	0	18	18

Top 5 drugs involved: Suicide deaths, 2004

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	2	15	17
Opiates/opioids	5	11	16
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	1	13	14
Misc. analgesics/combinations	0	7	7
Alcohol	0	6	6

Death rates by gender and age: Drug misuse, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	72.2
Female	32.5

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	7.4
21 to 34	56.0
35 to 54	107.4
55 and over	23.1

Death rates by gender and age: Suicide, 2004

Gender	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Male	8.8
Female	6.9

Age	Deaths per 1,000,000 population
Under 21	2.0
21 to 34	7.9
35 to 54	11.7
55 and over	10.1

Causes of death, 2004

Drug misuse	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	257
– Abuse	5
– Drug or alcohol	257
– Toxic effects	245
Body systems (includes infections)	53
Accidents and injuries	7

Suicide	Deaths
Any drug-related cause	39
– Abuse	0
– Drug or alcohol	39
– Toxic effects	34
Body systems (includes infections)	--
Accidents and injuries	4

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		265	104		40	17
Alcohol2		74	5		6	0
Cocaine		125	48		4	--
Marijuana		--	0		0	0
Stimulants		--	0		0	0
Club drugs3		--	--		0	0
Hallucinogens4		5	--		--	--
Inhalants		--	--		--	0
Antidepressants		35	0		17	--
Antipsychotics		9	0		--	--
Benzodiazepines		18	0		5	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		15	0		14	--
Opiates/opioids		179	45		16	5
– Heroin (specified)		24	9		0	0
– Methadone		36	10		6	--
– All other opiates/opioids		133	26		12	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		0	0		0	0
Salicylates/combinations		0	0		--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations		13	0		7	0
Anticonvulsants		--	0		--	0
Muscle relaxants		5	--		--	0