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Preliminary data update through 2nd quarter 2020
Since an intoxication death may involve more than one substance, counts of
deaths related to specific substances do not sum to the total number of
deaths.
*Deaths resulting from recent ingestion or exposure to alcohol or
other types of drugs, including heroin, prescription opioids,
prescribed and illicit forms of fentanyl (including carfentanil),
cocaine, benzodiazepines, phencyclidine (PCP),
methamphetamines and other prescribed and unprescribed
drugs.
Figure 1. Total Number of Unintentional Intoxication Deaths
Occurring in Maryland from January-June of Each Year.*
1400 1332 1326
1215
1179
1200
979
1000
Number of deaths
800
601
600 528
200
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
1193 1187
1200
1085
1032
1000
873
Number of deaths
800
600
508
458
400 336
285 310
261 246 244 268
200
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
500 471
Number of deaths
414
400
336
293 288
300
202
200 184 176
151 155
119 115
100
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
800
800
Number of deaths
600
469
400
200
114 121
11 13 16 21 18 18 15
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
218 214
213
202 198
200 190
183
172
163
158
Number of deaths
114
100
50
0
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
400
Number of deaths
300
453
448
387
200
276
186
100
92 59
62 91 86
46 49 43 54
33 43 36 51 52 42 38
0 24 21 25 22 16 13 17
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
35
30
Number of deaths
25
33
20
15
10 15
11
5 6
4 7
1
01 1 01 2 2 3
0 10 0 0 0 0 1 1 1
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
60
Number of deaths
50
40 65 67
45 57
30
37 49
32
20 32 33
18
15 26
16
10
11
9 8 11 9
6 7 7 5 4 7 5
0 3 3 1
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
30
Number of deaths
25 21
20 24
15
9
13 9
10
5 0 14
5
5 1 1
7 8 7 8
0 5 5
4 3 1 4 2 4
0 10 1 1
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
300
250
Number of deaths
200
243
150 261 231
214
177
100
120 123
101
61 69 56 84
50 67
47
31 38 37 36 44
21 27 17 16 20 20 17 24
0 13
2007 2008 2009 2010 2011 2012 2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020*
16
Table 6. Number of Opioid-Related Intoxication Deaths1,2 by Place of Occurrence, Maryland, 2007-2019 and YTD 2020 Through June. 3
17
Table 7. Number of Heroin-Related Intoxication Deaths1,2 by Place of Occurrence, Maryland, 2007-2019 and YTD 2020 Through June. 3