Distribution by Death Type and Intoxicant Types - 2003
Note: Percentages Add to More Than 100 --
More Than One Drug May Be Included Per Death
| Tally of Intoxicants Specified in Drug Induced Deaths by Death Type - 2003 | ||||||||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| Cause Type | Total for Cause | Alcohol | Cocaine | Hallucinogens | Marijuana | Misc | None | Opioids | Sedatives | Solvents | Stimulants | Tobacco |
| Overdose - Accidental | 18,294 | 2,861 | 4,487 | 12 | 54 | 74 | 4,541 | 9,830 | 1,825 | 12 | 1,048 | 139 |
| Overdose - Intentional | 3,890 | 508 | 134 | 1 | 5 | 23 | 2,098 | 1,055 | 619 | 6 | 49 | 14 |
| Overdose - Unknown Intent | 3,553 | 493 | 757 | -- | 10 | 23 | 777 | 2,395 | 431 | 1 | 124 | 19 |
| Mental Conditions | 2,915 | 238 | 659 | 7 | 9 | -- | 1,117 | 498 | 34 | 3 | 106 | 657 |
| Homicide | 48 | 3 | 11 | -- | -- | -- | 17 | 18 | 3 | -- | 6 | -- |
| Miscellaneous | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 23 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 28,723 | 4,103 | 6,048 | 20 | 78 | 120 | 8,573 | 13,786 | 2,912 | 22 | 1,333 | 829 |
| Percentage of Deaths Due to Indicated Cause Involving Specified Intoxicants - 2003 | ||||||||||||
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| Overall Distribution | Distribution Within Cause Type | |||||||||||
| Cause Type | % of All Drug Induced | Alcohol | Cocaine | Hallucinogens | Marijuana | Misc | None | Opioids | Sedatives | Solvents | Stimulants | Tobacco |
| Overdose - Accidental | 63.7 | 15.6 | 24.5 | 0.06 | 0.30 | 0.40 | 24.8 | 53.7 | 9.98 | 0.06 | 5.73 | 0.76 |
| Overdose - Intentional | 13.5 | 13.1 | 3.44 | 0.03 | 0.13 | 0.59 | 53.9 | 27.1 | 15.9 | 0.15 | 1.26 | 0.36 |
| Overdose - Unknown Intent | 12.4 | 13.9 | 21.3 | -- | 0.28 | 0.65 | 21.9 | 67.4 | 12.1 | 0.03 | 3.49 | 0.53 |
| Mental Conditions | 10.1 | 8.16 | 22.6 | 0.24 | 0.31 | -- | 38.3 | 17.1 | 1.17 | 0.10 | 3.64 | 22.5 |
| Homicide | 0.2 | 6.25 | 22.9 | -- | -- | -- | 35.4 | 37.5 | 6.25 | -- | 12.5 | -- |
| Miscellaneous | 0.1 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- | 100 | -- | -- | -- | -- | -- |
| Totals | 100 | 14.3 | 21.1 | 0.07 | 0.27 | 0.47 | 29.8 | 48 | 10.1 | 0.07 | 4.6 | 2.9 |
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