Table 1. Description of Decedents and Deaths Due to Narcotics, Psychodysleptics, or Other Unspecified Drugs, Utah, 1999-2004
All Decedents |
All Poisonings |
Intentional |
Accidental |
Unknown |
|
Age categories, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
≤ 20 |
3040 (4.0%) |
223 (11.6%) |
8 (4.0%) |
10 (4.0%) |
51 (5.3%) |
≥ 21 and ≤ 40 |
4339 (5.7%) |
810 (42.2%) |
83 (41.3%) |
118 (47.0%) |
494 (51.1%) |
≥ 41 and ≤ 60 |
10356 (13.6%) |
619 (32.2%) |
91 (45.3%) |
109 (43.4%) |
410 (42.4%) |
≥ 61 |
58250 (76.4%) |
260 (13.5%) |
18 (9.0%) |
9 (3.6%) |
10 (1.0%) |
Missing |
267 (0.4%) |
8 (0.4%) |
1 (0.5%) |
5 (2.0%) |
2 (0.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gender, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
38396 (50.4%) |
1557 (81.1%) |
95 (47.3%) |
167 (66.5%) |
649 (67.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marital Status, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Single |
7795 (10.2%) |
648 (33.8%) |
49 (24.4%) |
71 (28.3%) |
333 (34.4%) |
Married |
32805 (43.0%) |
698 (36.4%) |
77 (38.3%) |
109 (43.4%) |
317 (32.8%) |
Divorced |
8402 (11.0%) |
454 (23.6%) |
62 (30.8%) |
59 (23.5%) |
278 (28.7%) |
Widowed |
27016 (35.4%) |
111 (5.8%) |
12 (6.0%) |
8 (3.2%) |
21 (2.2%) |
Other |
32 (0.0%) |
|
|
|
6 (0.6%) |
Missing |
202 (0.3%) |
9 (0.5%) |
1 (0.5%) |
4 (1.6%) |
12 (1.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Race, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
White |
73888 (96.9%) |
1848 (96.3%) |
196 (97.5%) |
237 (94.4%) |
928 (96.0%) |
Non-white |
2364 (3.1%) |
72 (3.8%) |
5 (2.5%) |
14 (5.6%) |
39 (4.0%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
Geography, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Frontier |
3523 (4.6%) |
91 (4.7%) |
5 (2.5%) |
11 (4.4%) |
21 (2.2%) |
Rural |
10014 (13.1%) |
242 (12.6%) |
18 (9.0%) |
35 (13.9%) |
79 (8.2%) |
Urban |
48745 (63.9%) |
1244 (64.8%) |
140 (69.7%) |
168 (66.9%) |
730 (75.5%) |
Missing |
13970 (18.3%) |
343 (17.9%) |
38 (18.9%) |
37 (14.7%) |
137 (14.2%) |
Table 2. Evidence of Prior Opioid Prescription Among Drug Poisoning Decedents of Accidental or Unknown Intent, Utah, 1999-2004
|
Accidental Poisonings |
Unknown Intent Poisonings |
||
|
Evidence |
No Evidence |
Evidence |
No Evidence |
Age categories, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
≤ 20 |
5 (2.7%) |
5 (7.6%) |
36 (4.9%) |
15 (6.3%) |
≥ 21 and ≤ 40 |
92 (49.7%) |
26 (39.4%) |
359 (49.2%) |
135 (56.7%) |
≥ 41 and ≤ 60 |
83 (44.9%) |
26 (39.4%) |
325 (44.6%) |
85 (35.7%) |
≥ 61 |
5 (2.7%) |
4 (6.1%) |
9 (1.2%) |
1 (0.4%) |
Missing |
|
5 (7.6%) |
|
2 (0.8%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Gender, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
Male |
124 (67.0%) |
43 (65.2%) |
456 (62.6%) |
193 (81.1%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Marital Status, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
Single |
50 (27.0%) |
21 (31.8%) |
225 (30.9%) |
108 (45.4%) |
Married |
83 (44.9%) |
26 (39.4%) |
260 (35.7%) |
57 (23.9%) |
Divorced |
46 (24.9%) |
13 (19.7%) |
220 (30.2%) |
58 (24.4%) |
Widowed |
5 (2.7%) |
3 (4.5%) |
16 (2.2%) |
5 (2.1%) |
Other |
|
|
2 (0.3%) |
4 (1.7%) |
Missing |
1 (0.5%) |
3 (4.5%) |
6 (0.8%) |
6 (2.5%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Race, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
White |
176 (95.1%) |
61 (92.4%) |
708 (97.1%) |
220 (92.4%) |
Non-white |
9 (4.9%) |
5 (7.6%) |
21 (2.9%) |
18 (7.6%) |
|
|
|
|
|
Geography, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
Frontier |
7 (3.8%) |
4 (6.1%) |
17 (2.3%) |
4 (1.7%) |
Rural |
23 (12.4%) |
12 (18.2%) |
66 (9.1%) |
13 (5.5%) |
Urban |
127 (68.6%) |
41 (62.1%) |
534 (73.3%) |
196 (82.4%) |
Missing |
28 (15.1%) |
9 (13.6%) |
112 (15.4%) |
25 (10.5%) |
Table 3. Recency of Evidence for Opioid Prescription Among Utah Drug Poisoning Decedents of Accidental and Unknown Intent, 1999-2004
|
Accidental Poisonings (Evidence of Opioid Rx) |
Unknown Intent Poisonings (Evidence of Opioid Rx) |
||||||||
|
Opioid Rx |
Opioid Rx |
Opioid Rx |
Opioid Rx |
Opioid Rx |
Opioid Rx |
Opioid Rx |
Opioid Rx |
Opioid Rx |
Opioid Rx |
Age categories, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
≤ 20 |
5 (2.7%) |
|
|
|
1 (0.9%) |
36 (4.9%) |
7 (2.3%) |
13 (3.3%) |
13 (3.0%) |
13 (2.9%) |
≥ 21 and ≤ 40 |
92 (49.7%) |
37 (47.4%) |
49 (48.5%) |
53 (50.0%) |
57 (50.0%) |
359 (49.2%) |
133 (43.2%) |
177 (45.0%) |
198 (46.4%) |
210 (46.4%) |
≥ 41 and ≤ 60 |
83 (44.9%) |
41 (52.6%) |
50 (49.5%) |
50 (47.2%) |
53 (46.5%) |
325 (44.6%) |
163 (52.9%) |
196 (49.9%) |
209 (48.9%) |
223 (49.2%) |
≥ 61 |
5 (2.7%) |
|
2 (2.0%) |
3 (2.8%) |
3 (2.6%) |
9 (1.2%) |
5 (1.6%) |
7 (1.8%) |
7 (1.6%) |
7 (1.5%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Gender, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Male |
124 (67.0%) |
44 (56.4%) |
59 (58.4%) |
64 (60.4%) |
70 (61.4%) |
456 (62.6%) |
158 (51.3%) |
206 (52.4%) |
223 (52.2%) |
242 (53.4%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Marital Status, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Single |
50 (27.0%) |
15 (19.2%) |
20 (19.8%) |
21 (19.8%) |
24 (21.1%) |
225 (30.9%) |
69 (22.4%) |
91 (23.2%) |
103 (24.1%) |
113 (24.9%) |
Married |
83 (44.9%) |
47 (60.3%) |
55 (54.5%) |
57 (53.8%) |
61 (53.5%) |
260 (35.7%) |
138 (44.8%) |
171 (43.5%) |
176 (41.2%) |
183 (40.4%) |
Divorced |
46 (24.9%) |
15 (19.2%) |
23 (22.8%) |
25 (23.6%) |
26 (22.8%) |
220 (30.2%) |
90 (29.2%) |
117 (29.8%) |
131 (30.7%) |
140 (30.9%) |
Widowed |
5 (2.7%) |
1 (1.3%) |
3 (3.0%) |
3 (2.8%) |
3 (2.6%) |
16 (2.2%) |
10 (3.2%) |
12 (3.1%) |
13 (3.0%) |
13 (2.9%) |
Other |
|
|
|
|
|
2 (0.3%) |
|
|
|
|
Missing |
1 (0.5%) |
|
|
|
|
6 (0.8%) |
1 (0.3%) |
2 (0.5%) |
4 (0.9%) |
4 (0.9%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Race, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
White |
176 (95.1%) |
76 (97.4%) |
98 (97.0%) |
103 (97.2%) |
111 (97.4%) |
708 (97.1%) |
302 (98.1%) |
386 (98.2%) |
419 (98.1%) |
443 (97.8%) |
Non-white |
9 (4.9%) |
2 (2.6%) |
3 (3.0%) |
3 (2.8%) |
3 (2.6%) |
21 (2.9%) |
6 (1.9%) |
7 (1.8%) |
8 (1.9%) |
10 (2.2%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Geography, n (%) |
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
|
Frontier |
7 (3.8%) |
3 (3.8%) |
4 (4.0%) |
4 (3.8%) |
5 (4.4%) |
17 (2.3%) |
6 (1.9%) |
9 (2.3%) |
11 (2.6%) |
11 (2.4%) |
Rural |
23 (12.4%) |
11 (14.1%) |
14 (13.9%) |
15 (14.2%) |
16 (14.0%) |
66 (9.1%) |
39 (12.7%) |
45 (11.5%) |
46 (10.8%) |
49 (10.8%) |
Urban |
127 (68.6%) |
51 (65.4%) |
67 (66.3%) |
71 (67.0%) |
77 (67.5%) |
534 (73.3%) |
200 (64.9%) |
263 (66.9%) |
289 (67.7%) |
308 (68.0%) |
Missing |
28 (15.1%) |
13 (16.7%) |
16 (15.8%) |
16 (15.1%) |
16 (14.0%) |
112 (15.4%) |
63 (20.5%) |
76 (19.3%) |
81 (19.0%) |
85 (18.8%) |