Numbers and percentages of undetermined-intent deaths by type of poisoning: high rate undetermined-manner states v low rate undetermined-manner states: NVDRS, 2003–04.
| Type of poisoning | 2003 | 2004 | ||||||
|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|---|
| MA/MD | Other states | Row total | % in MA/MD | MA/MD/RI | Other states | Row total | % in MA/MD/RI | |
| MA/MD, Massachusetts/Maryland; MA/MD/RI, Massachusetts/Maryland/Rhode Island; OTC, over-the-counter (no prescription required); CO, carbon monoxide. | ||||||||
| Recreational drugs only | 392 | 11 | 403 | 97.3 | 264 | 21 | 285 | 92.6 |
| Alcohol only | 25 | 1 | 26 | 96.2 | 11 | 4 | 15 | 73.3 |
| Prescription drugs only | 380 | 60 | 440 | 86.4 | 324 | 120 | 444 | 73.0 |
| OTC drugs only | 8 | 5 | 13 | 61.5 | 7 | 2 | 9 | 77.8 |
| Unknown drugs | 0 | 4 | 4 | 0.0 | 1 | 4 | 5 | 20.0 |
| CO or other gas only | 4 | 3 | 7 | 57.1 | 2 | 9 | 11 | 18.2 |
| Alcohol + recreational drugs | 65 | 2 | 67 | 97.0 | 49 | 1 | 50 | 98.0 |
| Recreational drugs + prescription drugs | 117 | 4 | 121 | 96.7 | 117 | 10 | 127 | 92.1 |
| Alcohol + prescription drugs | 71 | 7 | 78 | 91.0 | 67 | 5 | 72 | 93.1 |
| Prescription drugs + OTC drugs | 16 | 5 | 21 | 76.2 | 12 | 4 | 16 | 75.0 |
| Alcohol + recreational + prescription drugs | 14 | 1 | 15 | 93.3 | 20 | 0 | 20 | 100.0 |
| Other specified substance | 7 | 1 | 8 | 87.5 | 25 | 3 | 28 | 89.3 |
| Other combination of substances | 254 | 8 | 262 | 96.9 | 148 | 7 | 155 | 95.5 |
| Not reported | 186 | 188 | 374 | 49.7 | 265 | 519 | 784 | 33.8 |
| Unknown | 110 | 2 | 112 | 98.2 | 37 | 9 | 46 | 80.4 |
| Total | 1649 | 302 | 1951 | 84.5 | 1349 | 718 | 2067 | 65.3 |
| Total (in which poisoning was reported) | 1353 | 112 | 1465 | 92.4 | 1047 | 190 | 1237 | 84.6 |