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Blacksburg-Christiansburg-Radford, VA

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 26
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 3
Metro area population, 2010 159,608
Population covered by DAWN 159,608
Percent of population covered by DAWN 100%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2010
County Drug-related Drug-related suicide Population
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
Total participating (4) 26 16.3 3 1.9 159,608
1. Giles County, VA 3 17.3 1 5.8 17,359
2. Montgomery County, VA 8 8.8 1 1.1 91,041
3. Pulaski County, VA 10 28.6 1 2.9 35,023
4. Radford City, VA 5 30.9 0 0.0 16,185

End Notes
1. Drug-related deaths exclude suicides.
2. All death rates are per 100,000 population.
3. An asterisk (*) signifies that a small number of deaths was suppressed to protect privacy.
4. A dash (-) represents a blank cell.
SOURCE: Center for Behavioral Health Statistics and Quality, SAMHSA, Drug Abuse Warning Network, 2010.

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