DAWN ME 2009 CBSA Profiles, Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN	37
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN	3
Metro area population, 2009	285,624
Population covered by DAWN	136,333
Percent of population covered by DAWN	48%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2009
County	Drug-related		Drug-related suicide		Population
County	Deaths	Rate	Deaths	Rate	Population
^† Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (2)	37	27.1	3	2.2	136,333
1. Boyd County, KY^†	-	-	-	-	48,527
2. Greenup County, KY^†	-	-	-	-	38,020
3. Lawrence County, OH^†	-	-	-	-	62,744
4. Cabell County, WV	29	30.5	3	3.2	95,214
5. Wayne County, WV	8	19.5	0	0.0	41,119

End Notes

1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. A dash (-) represents a blank cell.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2009.