1. Northwest Area Demographics Drug Overdose Deaths 2003-2009 *Data retrieved from the office of the Salt Lake County Medical Examiner

2. From the ME Data  Involving Illicit drugs  Age  Gender  Race/Ethnicity Black, White, Caucasian, Pacific islander, Unsure  Location of Death vs. Residence

3. What we don’t get  The “Cause” is not always clear  Morphine/heroin conundrum  Current prescription  “Hispanic/Latino”

4. 84116

5. 84104

6. 84101

7. Undetermined/Accidental Deaths  84116 had 70 total deaths 37 (53%) were drug related 22 involved prescription drugs  84104 had 51 total deaths 27 (53%) were drug related 13 involved prescription drugs 2 were unclassified  84101 had 37 total deaths 16 (43%) were drug related 5 involved prescription drugs

8. Drug Overdose Deaths 2003-2009

9. Gender Breakdown  51 Male – 64% 84116-25 84104-14 84101-12  29 Female – 36% 84116-12 84104-13 84101-4  Rx ratio ≈ 50% male Male: 16 Female: 15  Rx+Illicit ratio ≈ 66% Male: 6 Female: 3  Illicit ratio ≈ 75% Male: 28 Female: 10

10. Age Data  Range: 16-62 yrs  Male average: 40.7  Female average : 41.1  Rx average Male: 39.6 Female: 44.9  Rx+Illicit average Male: 40.3 Female: 40  Illicit average Male: 38.2 Female: 44.9

11. Race/Ethnicity  White/Caucasian: 7290%  Black: 4 5%  Pacific Islander: 2 2.5%  Native American: 1 1.3%  Unsure: 1 1.3% 80100%

12. Other Info  Non-resident deaths 84116 – 4 84104 – 6 84101 – 9 (2 unclassified)