Utah

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	389
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	47
State population, 2005	2,490,334
Population covered by DAWN	2,490,334
Percent of population covered by DAWN	100%

State overview: Deaths and population by county, 2005

Counties	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
Total participating (29)	389	15.6	47	1.9	2,490,334
1. Beaver County	0	0.0	0	0.0	6,202
2. Box Elder County	2	4.3	3	6.5	46,333
3. Cache County	8	8.1	0	0.0	98,358
4. Carbon County	7	36.0	1	5.1	19,459
5. Daggett County	1	106.7	0	0.0	937
6. Davis County	27	10.1	1	0.4	268,084
7. Duchesne County	3	19.6	1	6.5	15,328
8. Emery County	3	28.0	0	0.0	10,711
9. Garfield County	0	0.0	0	0.0	4,443
10. Grand County	1	11.4	0	0.0	8,787
11. Iron County	8	20.8	0	0.0	38,438
12. Juab County	2	21.8	1	10.9	9,165
13. Kane County	1	16.0	0	0.0	6,232
14. Millard County	2	16.3	0	0.0	12,280
15. Morgan County	0	0.0	0	0.0	7,862
16. Piute County	0	0.0	0	0.0	1,371
17. Rich County	0	0.0	0	0.0	2,057
18. Salt Lake County	183	19.1	24	2.5	960,297
19. San Juan County	2	14.2	0	0.0	14,117
20. Sanpete County	4	16.7	0	0.0	23,995
21. Sevier County	6	31.0	0	0.0	19,367
22. Summit County	4	11.4	0	0.0	35,119
23. Tooele County	5	9.8	1	2.0	51,269
24. Uintah County	4	14.7	0	0.0	27,129
25. Utah County	71	15.7	6	1.3	451,855
26. Wasatch County	1	5.3	0	0.0	19,015
27. Washington County	13	10.9	2	1.7	119,188
28. Wayne County	1	40.7	0	0.0	2,454
29. Weber County	30	14.3	7	3.3	210,482

Deaths by manner of death, 2005

Suicide	10.8%
Homicide	0.2%
Could not be determined	72.4%
Natural/accidental	16.6%

Place of death, 2005

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	112
Home	240
Public place	14
Other	22
Not documented	--

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	10
Home	30
Public place	5
Other	--
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2005

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	10	341	351
Antidepressants	0	183	183
Benzodiazepines	0	142	142
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	0	123	123
Cocaine	4	90	94

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

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Antidepressants	0	31	31
Opiates/opioids	0	24	24
Miscellaneous analgesics/combinations	0	18	18
Benzodiazepines	0	18	18
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	1	16	17

Gender and age death rates: Drug-related, 2005

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	18.2
Female	13.0

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	2.7
21 to 34	22.1
35 to 54	33.9
55 and over	8.6

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

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.5
Female	2.3

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	1.9
35 to 54	4.1
55 and over	2.7

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	343	389	15	54	47	--
Alcohol*	77	57	0	11	11	--
Cocaine	92	94	4	--	--	--
Marijuana	36	49	0	--	--	--
Stimulants	69	55	0	6	7	--
Club drugs†	--	--	0	0	0	--
Hallucinogens††	--	0	0	0	0	--
Inhalants	--	--	0	0	0	--
Antidepressants	139	183	0	33	31	--
Antipsychotics	13	35	--	8	6	--
Benzodiazepines	110	142	0	16	18	--
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	86	123	0	26	17	--
Opiates/opioids	294	351	10	29	24	--
– Heroin (specified)	30	17	0	0	--	--
– Methadone	113	118	--	10	4	--
– All other opiates/opioids	214	280	7	23	20	--
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	--	--	0	--	--	--
Salicylates/combinations	--	0	0	--	--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations	48	54	0	13	18	--
Anticonvulsants	20	43	0	4	6	--
Muscle relaxants	38	64	0	9	4	--