DAWN ME 2008 MSA Profiles, Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

Weirton-Steubenville, WV-OH

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	13
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	0
Metro area population, 2008	122,054
Population covered by DAWN	53,528
Percent of population covered by DAWN	44%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2008
Counties	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
Counties	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate	Population
^* Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (2)	13	24.3	0	0.0	53,528
1. Jefferson County, OH^*					68,526
2. Brooke County, WV	7	29.8	0	0.0	23,520
3. Hancock County, WV	6	20.0	0	0.0	30,008

End Notes

1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. -- A number less than 4 has been suppressed.
SOURCE: Office of Applied Studies, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2008 (08/2009 update).