DAWN ME 2008 MSA Profiles, Wheeling, WV-OH

Wheeling, WV-OH

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	11
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	1
Metro area population, 2008	144,847
Population covered by DAWN	76,872
Percent of population covered by DAWN	53%

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)	11	14.3	1	1.3	76,872
1. Belmont County, OH^*					67,975
2. Marshall County, WV	6	18.3	0	0.0	32,766
3. Ohio County, WV	5	11.3	1	2.3	44,106

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).