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Substances implicated in overdose deaths
| Drug class implicated in overdose |
Number of overdoses (% of total) |
% involving other/multiple drug classes |
% involving alcohol intoxication |
% involving other/multiple drugs or alcohol |
|---|---|---|---|---|
| Any drug | 219 (100.0) | 39.7 | 30.6 | 54.3 |
| Opioids | 177 (80.8) | 44.6 | 29.9 | 57.1 |
| Cocaine | 82 (37.4) | 64.6 | 32.9 | 73.2 |
| Antidepressants | 21 (9.6) | 90.5 | 52.4 | 95.2 |
| Benzodiazepines | 16 (7.3) | 87.5 | 56.3 | 100.0 |
| Antipsychotics/neuroleptics | 8 (3.7) | 87.5 | 37.5 | 87.5 |
