Table 3.
National and state drug poisoning death rates (per 100,000) [95% confidence intervals] for adolescents and young adults, 2006–2015
| State | Any drug poisoning | Opioids (prescribed or illicit) | Pharmaceutical drugs (excluding opioids) | Illicit drugs (excluding opioids) | Unspecified |
| Alabama | 8.1 [7.4, 8.7] | 2.7 [2.3, 3.1] | 0.3 [0.2, 0.4] | 0.5 [0.3, 0.6] | 4.4 [3.9, 4.9] |
| Alaska | 10.3 [8.4, 12.2] | 4.8 [3.5, 6.0] | a | 1.8 [1.0, 2.6] | 2.0 [1.2, 2.8] |
| Arizona | 11.0 [10.3, 11.7] | 4.9 [4.5, 5.4] | 0.7 [0.5, 0.8] | 1.0 [0.8, 1.3] | 4.0 [3.6, 4.4] |
| Arkansas | 9.4 [8.4, 10.3] | 2.1 [1.7, 2.5] | 0.7 [0.5, 1.0] | 0.7 [0.5, 1.0] | 5.4 [4.7, 6.1] |
| California | 5.3 [5.1, 5.5] | 2.3 [2.1, 2.4] | 0.6 [0.5, 0.6] | 0.8 [0.7, 0.8] | 1.5 [1.4, 1.6] |
| Colorado | 9.6 [8.8, 10.3] | 4.5 [4.0, 5.0] | 0.7 [0.5, 0.8] | 1.0 [0.7, 1.2] | 3.0 [2.6, 3.4] |
| Connecticut | 9.5 [8.7, 10.4] | 5.9 [5.2, 6.6] | 0.6 [0.4, 0.9] | 0.7 [0.5, 1.0] | 1.9 [1.5, 2.3] |
| Delaware | 11.2 [9.3, 13.0] | 4.8 [3.6, 6.0] | a | a | 4.4 [3.2, 5.6] |
| Florida | 9.8 [9.4, 10.2] | 4.2 [4.0, 4.5] | 1.2 [1.0, 1.3] | 0.9 [0.8, 1.0] | 3.2 [2.9, 3.4] |
| Georgia | 6.7 [6.3, 7.2] | 3.3 [3.0, 3.6] | 0.8 [0.6, 0.9] | 0.6 [0.5, 0.8] | 1.9 [1.7, 2.2] |
| Hawaii | 4.3 [3.3, 5.2] | 1.4 [0.9, 2.0] | a | a | a |
| Idaho | 6.3 [5.2, 7.3] | 2.5 [1.8, 3.1] | a | a | 2.7 [2.1, 3.4] |
| Illinois | 8.9 [8.5, 9.4] | 3.9 [3.6, 4.2] | 0.7 [0.6, 0.8] | 0.7 [0.6, 0.8] | 3.5 [3.2, 3.8] |
| Indiana | 11.3 [10.7, 12.0] | 3.6 [3.2, 3.9] | 0.6 [0.5, 0.8] | 0.3 [0.2, 0.5] | 6.6 [6.0, 7.1] |
| Iowa | 4.7 [4.1, 5.4] | 2.2 [1.8, 2.6] | 0.9 [0.6, 1.2] | a | 1.1 [0.8, 1.4] |
| Kansas | 5.7 [5.0, 6.4] | 2.3 [1.8, 2.8] | a | 0.5 [0.3, 0.8] | 2.2 [1.8, 2.7] |
| Kentucky | 11.6 [10.8, 12.5] | 5.5 [4.9, 6.1] | 1.3 [1.0, 1.6] | 0.5 [0.3, 0.7] | 4.2 [3.7, 4.7] |
| Louisiana | 9.9 [9.1, 10.6] | 2.1 [1.7, 2.4] | 0.5 [0.3, 0.6] | 0.6 [0.4, 0.8] | 6.5 [5.9, 7.1] |
| Maine | 8.4 [7.0, 9.8] | 5.2 [4.1, 6.3] | a | a | 1.2 [0.7, 1.7] |
| Maryland | 10.0 [9.3, 10.7] | 6.0 [5.5, 6.5] | 0.6 [0.4, 0.8] | 0.5 [0.3, 0.6] | 2.5 [2.2, 2.9] |
| Massachusetts | 9.1 [8.4, 9.7] | 3.8 [3.4, 4.2] | 0.7 [0.5, 0.8] | 0.9 [0.7, 1.1] | 3.1 [2.7, 3.4] |
| Michigan | 9.3 [8.8, 9.8] | 4.3 [3.9, 4.6] | 1.0 [0.8, 1.1] | 0.6 [0.4, 0.7] | 3.2 [2.9, 3.5] |
| Minnesota | 5.8 [5.2, 6.3] | 2.8 [2.5, 3.2] | 0.5 [0.3, 0.7] | 0.4 [0.2, 0.5] | 1.8 [1.5, 2.1] |
| Mississippi | 5.3 [4.6, 5.9] | 1.3 [0.9, 1.6] | a | a | 3.2 [2.7, 3.8] |
| Missouri | 11.2 [10.5, 11.9] | 6.5 [6.0, 7.1] | 0.9 [0.7, 1.1] | 0.7 [0.5, 0.9] | 2.5 [2.2, 2.9] |
| Montana | 7.3 [5.9, 8.7] | 2.9 [2.0, 3.7] | a | a | 2.8 [1.9, 3.7] |
| Nebraska | 3.1 [2.4, 3.8] | 0.9 [0.5, 1.3] | a | a | 1.2 [0.8, 1.7] |
| Nevada | 13.5 [12.3, 14.7] | 7.5 [6.6, 8.4] | 1.5 [1.1, 1.9] | 1.5 [1.1, 1.9] | 2.3 [1.8, 2.8] |
| New Hampshire | 11.6 [10.0, 13.2] | 8.4 [7.1, 9.8] | a | a | 1.3 [0.8, 1.9] |
| New Jersey | 10.0 [9.4, 10.6] | 4.3 [3.9, 4.7] | 0.5 [0.4, 0.7] | 0.6 [0.5, 0.8] | 4.3 [3.9, 4.6] |
| New Mexico | 14.7 [13.3, 16.1] | 7.5 [6.5, 8.5] | 1.4 [1.0, 1.8] | 2.7 [2.1, 3.3] | 2.6 [2.0, 3.2] |
| New York | 6.9 [6.5, 7.2] | 3.8 [3.6, 4.0] | 0.8 [0.7, 0.9] | 0.6 [0.5, 0.7] | 1.4 [1.2, 1.5] |
| North Carolina | 8.8 [8.3, 9.3] | 6.1 [5.7, 6.5] | 0.7 [0.6, 0.8] | 0.8 [0.7, 1.0] | 1.0 [0.9, 1.2] |
| North Dakota | 3.1 [2.1, 4.1] | a | a | a | a |
| Ohio | 10.1 [9.6, 10.6] | 5.7 [5.3, 6.1] | 0.7 [0.6, 0.9] | 0.7 [0.5, 0.8] | 2.7 [2.5, 3.0] |
| Oklahoma | 11.1 [10.2, 11.9] | 6.7 [6.0, 7.4] | 1.7 [1.3, 2.0] | 1.1 [0.8, 1.3] | 1.1 [0.9, 1.4] |
| Oregon | 7.3 [6.6, 8.1] | 5.1 [4.5, 5.7] | 0.8 [0.6, 1.1] | 0.5 [0.3, 0.6] | 0.7 [0.5, 0.9] |
| Pennsylvania | 13.2 [12.7, 13.8] | 4.8 [4.5, 5.2] | 0.7 [0.6, 0.8] | 0.5 [0.4, 0.6] | 7.0 [6.6, 7.4] |
| Rhode Island | 7.9 [6.5, 9.2] | 4.0 [3.0, 4.9] | a | a | 1.9 [1.2, 2.5] |
| South Carolina | 6.6 [5.9, 7.2] | 2.5 [2.2, 2.9] | 0.8 [0.5, 1.0] | 0.7 [0.5, 0.9] | 2.4 [2.0, 2.7] |
| South Dakota | 3.9 [2.7, 5.0] | 1.9 [1.1, 2.7] | a | a | a |
| Tennessee | 9.2 [8.5, 9.8] | 4.4 [4.0, 4.8] | 1.5 [1.2, 1.7] | 0.9 [0.7, 1.1] | 2.1 [1.8, 2.4] |
| Texas | 7.0 [6.7, 7.2] | 2.9 [2.7, 3.0] | 0.8 [0.7, 0.9] | 1.1 [1.0, 1.2] | 1.9 [1.8, 2.1] |
| Utah | 12.5 [11.5, 13.5] | 5.3 [4.6, 5.9] | 2.1 [1.7, 2.5] | 2.1 [1.6, 2.5] | 2.2 [1.8, 2.6] |
| Vermont | 7.4 [5.6, 9.2] | 4.9 [3.5, 6.3] | a | a | a |
| Virginia | 6.8 [6.3, 7.3] | 4.2 [3.9, 4.6] | 0.9 [0.7, 1.1] | 0.5 [0.4, 0.6] | 0.7 [0.5, 0.9] |
| Washington | 8.0 [7.4, 8.6] | 3.8 [3.4, 4.2] | 1.0 [0.8, 1.2] | 1.0 [0.8, 1.2] | 1.9 [1.6, 2.2] |
| West Virginia | 15.1 [13.5, 16.7] | 10.8 [9.5, 12.2] | 1.1 [0.7, 1.6] | 2.0 [1.4, 2.5] | a |
| Wisconsin | 8.1 [7.5, 8.7] | 4.6 [4.2, 5.1] | 0.7 [0.5, 0.9] | 0.4 [0.2, 0.5] | 2.2 [1.9, 2.5] |
| Wyoming | 9.1 [7.0, 11.2] | 3.4 [2.1, 4.6] | a | a | 3.4 [2.1, 4.6] |
| United States | 8.4 [8.3, 8.5] | 3.9 [3.9, 4.0] | 0.8 [0.8, 0.8] | 0.8 [0.7, 0.8] | 2.6 [2.6, 2.7] |
Notes: District of Columbia not reported due to low death counts.
a
Death rates with numerators < 20.