Philadelphia-Camden-Wilmington, PA-NJ-DE-MD

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	650
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	47
Metro area population, 2005	5,806,092
Population covered by DAWN	3,005,026
Percent of population covered by DAWN	52%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2005

Metro area component	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
* Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (5)	650	21.6	47	1.6	3,005,026
1. New Castle County, DE*					522,094
2. Cecil County, MD	15	15.4	1	1.0	97,474
3. Burlington County, NJ*					449,148
4. Camden County, NJ*					515,381
5. Gloucester County, NJ	24	8.7	5	1.8	277,037
6. Salem County, NJ*					66,054
7. Bucks County, PA	59	9.5	13	2.1	619,772
8. Chester County, PA*					473,723
9. Delaware County, PA	90	16.2	6	1.1	554,393
10. Montgomery County, PA*					774,666
11. Philadelphia County, PA	462	31.7	22	1.5	1,456,350

Deaths by manner of death, 2005

Suicide	6.7%
Homicide	0.0%
Could not be determined	7.9%
Natural/accidental	85.4%

Place of death, 2005

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	194
Home	336
Public place	41
Other	76
Not documented	--

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	11
Home	33
Public place	0
Other	--
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2005

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	16	427	443
Cocaine	48	330	378
Alcohol	0	176	176
Antidepressants	2	159	161
Benzodiazepines	2	148	150

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2005

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	2	27	29
Opiates/opioids	1	23	24
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	0	16	16
Alcohol	0	16	16
Benzodiazepines	0	15	15

Gender and age death rates: Drug-related, 2005

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	32.0
Female	12.1

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	3.2
21 to 34	30.3
35 to 54	43.2
55 and over	10.8

Gender and age death rates: Drug-related suicide, 2005

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.5
Female	1.7

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	1.3
35 to 54	2.9
55 and over	1.9

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2004-2005

Drug category	Drug-related			Drug-related suicide
	Deaths, 2004	Deaths, 2005	Single-drug deaths, 2005	Deaths, 2004	Deaths, 2005	Single-drug deaths, 2005
* 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.
ALL DRUGS		650	77		47	4
Alcohol*		176	0		16	0
Cocaine		378	48		--	0
Marijuana		11	0		0	0
Stimulants		17	0		0	0
Club drugs†		6	--		0	0
Hallucinogens††		17	--		0	0
Inhalants		--	0		--	0
Antidepressants		161	--		29	--
Antipsychotics		56	0		6	0
Benzodiazepines		150	--		15	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics		89	0		16	0
Opiates/opioids		443	16		24	--
– Heroin (specified)		132	6		--	0
– Methadone		124	--		5	0
– All other opiates/opioids		350	7		22	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents		82	0		--	0
Salicylates/combinations		--	0		--	0
Misc. analgesics/combinations		21	0		5	--
Anticonvulsants		51	--		4	0
Muscle relaxants		37	--		4	0