Virginia

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	540
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	125
State population, 2008	7,769,089
Population covered by DAWN	7,769,089
Percent of population covered by DAWN	100%

State overview: Deaths and population by county, 2008

Counties	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate
Total participating (134)	540	7.0	125	1.6	7,769,089
1. Accomack County	1	2.6	0	0.0	38,180
2. Albemarle County	0	0.0	1	1.1	94,075
3. Alexandria City	10	6.9	4	2.8	143,885
4. Alleghany County	1	6.2	0	0.0	16,202
5. Amelia County	0	0.0	0	0.0	12,808
6. Amherst County	1	3.1	0	0.0	32,539
7. Appomattox County	0	0.0	0	0.0	14,501
8. Arlington County	9	4.3	6	2.9	209,969
9. Augusta County	10	14.0	3	4.2	71,250
10. Bath County	0	0.0	0	0.0	4,544
11. Bedford City	0	0.0	0	0.0	6,312
12. Bedford County	3	4.5	0	0.0	66,831
13. Bland County	0	0.0	0	0.0	6,918
14. Botetourt County	0	0.0	1	3.1	32,261
15. Bristol City	3	17.2	0	0.0	17,424
16. Brunswick County	0	0.0	0	0.0	17,580
17. Buchanan County	8	34.0	1	4.3	23,521
18. Buckingham County	0	0.0	0	0.0	15,977
19. Buena Vista City	0	0.0	0	0.0	6,471
20. Campbell County	1	1.9	1	1.9	53,030
21. Caroline County	1	3.6	0	0.0	27,632
22. Carroll County	3	10.3	1	3.4	29,158
23. Charles City County	1	13.9	0	0.0	7,212
24. Charlotte County	1	8.2	0	0.0	12,248
25. Charlottesville City	7	16.9	2	4.8	41,487
26. Chesapeake City	7	3.2	3	1.4	220,111
27. Chesterfield County	21	6.9	7	2.3	303,469
28. Clarke County	0	0.0	0	0.0	14,458
29. Colonial Heights City	0	0.0	0	0.0	17,768
30. Covington City	0	0.0	0	0.0	6,120
31. Craig County	1	19.7	0	0.0	5,087
32. Culpeper County	6	13.0	1	2.2	46,203
33. Cumberland County	0	0.0	0	0.0	9,670
34. Danville City	4	9.0	0	0.0	44,660
35. Dickenson County	8	48.8	0	0.0	16,405
36. Dinwiddie County	1	3.8	0	0.0	26,082
37. Emporia City	0	0.0	1	17.7	5,643
38. Essex County	1	9.0	0	0.0	11,091
39. Fairfax City	2	8.4	0	0.0	23,844
40. Fairfax County	33	3.3	14	1.4	1,015,302
41. Falls Church City	0	0.0	0	0.0	11,169
42. Fauquier County	6	9.0	1	1.5	66,839
43. Floyd County	0	0.0	0	0.0	14,821
44. Fluvanna County	0	0.0	0	0.0	25,544
45. Franklin City	1	11.3	0	0.0	8,877
46. Franklin County	6	11.7	2	3.9	51,477
47. Frederick County	5	6.8	0	0.0	73,898
48. Fredericksburg City	9	39.4	1	4.4	22,818
49. Galax City	2	29.4	1	14.7	6,808
50. Giles County	2	11.6	0	0.0	17,249
51. Gloucester County	2	5.2	1	2.6	38,656
52. Goochland County	0	0.0	0	0.0	20,956
53. Grayson County	1	6.3	0	0.0	15,969
54. Greene County	0	0.0	0	0.0	17,964
55. Greensville County	4	33.5	0	0.0	11,955
56. Halifax County	1	2.8	0	0.0	35,412
57. Hampton City	4	2.7	0	0.0	145,494
58. Hanover County	6	6.0	0	0.0	99,716
59. Harrisonburg City	1	2.3	2	4.5	44,015
60. Henrico County	20	6.8	2	0.7	292,599
61. Henry County	11	19.9	2	3.6	55,316
62. Highland County	0	0.0	0	0.0	2,426
63. Hopewell City	4	17.3	0	0.0	23,142
64. Isle of Wight County	2	5.6	0	0.0	35,472
65. James City County	3	4.8	1	1.6	62,414
66. King and Queen County	1	14.6	1	14.6	6,830
67. King George County	2	8.6	0	0.0	23,170
68. King William County	0	0.0	0	0.0	16,040
69. Lancaster County	0	0.0	1	8.7	11,466
70. Lee County	1	4.3	0	0.0	23,448
71. Lexington City	0	0.0	0	0.0	7,003
72. Loudoun County	4	1.4	2	0.7	289,995
73. Louisa County	2	6.1	1	3.1	32,716
74. Lunenburg County	1	7.7	0	0.0	12,941
75. Lynchburg City	5	6.9	1	1.4	72,596
76. Madison County	0	0.0	2	14.7	13,639
77. Manassas City	3	8.5	1	2.8	35,205
78. Manassas Park City	0	0.0	0	0.0	11,319
79. Martinsville City	8	55.0	1	6.9	14,543
80. Mathews County	1	11.1	0	0.0	9,038
81. Mecklenburg County	0	0.0	2	6.2	32,162
82. Middlesex County	2	18.9	0	0.0	10,585
83. Montgomery County	13	14.4	0	0.0	89,967
84. Nelson County	0	0.0	0	0.0	15,321
85. New Kent County	2	11.2	0	0.0	17,825
86. Newport News City	16	8.9	2	1.1	179,614
87. Norfolk City	18	7.7	1	0.4	234,220
88. Northampton County	0	0.0	0	0.0	13,415
89. Northumberland County	0	0.0	1	7.7	12,915
90. Norton City	2	54.0	1	27.0	3,702
91. Nottoway County	0	0.0	0	0.0	15,892
92. Orange County	1	3.0	1	3.0	33,139
93. Page County	1	4.1	0	0.0	24,164
94. Patrick County	1	5.3	0	0.0	18,844
95. Petersburg City	9	27.3	1	3.0	32,916
96. Pittsylvania County	7	11.5	0	0.0	61,123
97. Poquoson City	1	8.5	1	8.5	11,829
98. Portsmouth City	11	10.9	1	1.0	100,577
99. Powhatan County	0	0.0	0	0.0	28,006
100. Prince Edward County	0	0.0	0	0.0	21,823
101. Prince George County	2	5.5	1	2.8	36,089
102. Prince William County	9	2.5	3	0.8	364,734
103. Pulaski County	9	25.7	0	0.0	34,987
104. Radford City	4	24.8	0	0.0	16,125
105. Rappahannock County	0	0.0	0	0.0	7,158
106. Richmond City	25	12.4	0	0.0	202,002
107. Richmond County	0	0.0	0	0.0	9,144
108. Roanoke City	17	18.3	3	3.2	92,967
109. Roanoke County	6	6.6	2	2.2	90,867
110. Rockbridge County	2	9.3	0	0.0	21,570
111. Rockingham County	2	2.7	1	1.3	74,394
112. Russell County	9	31.2	1	3.5	28,831
113. Salem City	7	27.5	1	3.9	25,449
114. Scott County	3	13.1	1	4.4	22,850
115. Shenandoah County	4	9.8	4	9.8	40,777
116. Smyth County	4	12.5	0	0.0	31,905
117. Southampton County	2	10.8	0	0.0	18,480
118. Spotsylvania County	3	2.5	4	3.3	120,031
119. Stafford County	1	0.8	3	2.5	121,736
120. Staunton City	4	16.7	0	0.0	23,967
121. Suffolk City	4	4.9	0	0.0	82,302
122. Surry County	0	0.0	0	0.0	7,128
123. Sussex County	0	0.0	0	0.0	12,148
124. Tazewell County	10	22.8	1	2.3	43,787
125. Virginia Beach City	28	6.5	7	1.6	433,746
126. Warren County	2	5.5	3	8.2	36,663
127. Washington County	6	11.3	1	1.9	53,038
128. Waynesboro City	2	9.1	0	0.0	21,953
129. Westmoreland County	0	0.0	1	5.7	17,462
130. Williamsburg City	0	0.0	0	0.0	12,481
131. Winchester City	5	19.3	5	19.3	25,897
132. Wise County	10	24.0	0	0.0	41,703
133. Wythe County	9	31.3	2	7.0	28,769
134. York County	5	8.2	1	1.6	61,027

Deaths by manner of death, 2008

Suicide	18.8%
Homicide	0.6%
Could not be determined	1.8%
Accidental	77.0%
Natural	1.8%

Place of death, 2008

Drug-related	Deaths
Health care facility	170
Home	298
Public place	27
Other	45
Not documented	0

Drug-related suicide	Deaths
Health care facility	29
Home	80
Public place	7
Other	9
Not documented	0

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related deaths, 2008

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	166	263	429
Benzodiazepines	3	116	119
Cocaine	42	68	110
Alcohol	1	78	79
Antidepressants	5	55	60

Top 5 drugs involved: Drug-related suicide deaths, 2008

Drug category	Single-drug deaths	Multi-drug deaths	Total
Opiates/opioids	14	45	59
Antidepressants	9	49	58
Benzodiazepines	0	29	29
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	3	21	24
Alcohol	0	22	22

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related, 2008

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	9.4
Female	4.6

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	1.3
21 to 34	12.2
35 to 54	12.6
55 and over	2.2

Death rates by gender and age: Drug-related suicide, 2008

Gender	Deaths per 100,000 population
Male	1.6
Female	1.6

Age	Deaths per 100,000 population
Under 21	0.1
21 to 34	1.3
35 to 54	3.1
55 and over	1.7

Drug-related deaths by drug category, 2007-2008

Drug category	Drug-related			Drug-related suicide
	Deaths, 2007	Deaths, 2008	Single-drug deaths, 2008	Deaths, 2007	Deaths, 2008	Single-drug deaths, 2008
* Includes alcohol in combination with other drugs (all ages) and alcohol alone in decedents under age 21. † Includes MDMA (Ecstasy), GHB, flunitrazepam (Rohypnol), and ketamine. †† Includes PCP, LSD, and miscellaneous hallucinogens.
ALL DRUGS	456	540	239	118	125	40
Alcohol*	102	79	--	23	22	0
Cocaine	133	110	42	6	--	--
Marijuana	--	0	0	0	0	0
Stimulants	9	10	--	--	--	0
Club drugs†	--	--	--	0	0	0
Hallucinogens††	4	--	0	0	0	0
Inhalants	4	7	6	--	--	--
Antidepressants	74	60	5	43	58	9
Antipsychotics	13	13	--	21	10	--
Benzodiazepines	103	119	--	24	29	0
Misc. anxiolytics, sedatives, and hypnotics	31	27	--	22	24	--
Opiates/opioids	360	429	166	54	59	14
– Heroin (specified)	73	88	53	--	0	0
– Methadone	118	122	49	9	9	--
– All other opiates/opioids	202	252	64	46	52	12
Nonsteroidal anti-inflammatory agents	0	0	0	0	0	0
Salicylates/combinations	--	0	0	--	--	--
Misc. analgesics/combinations	16	23	7	14	11	--
Anticonvulsants	4	--	0	0	--	0
Muscle relaxants	24	22	0	6	14	--