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Huntington-Ashland, WV-KY-OH

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 58
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 2
Metro area population, 2010 285,647
Population covered by DAWN 136,350
Percent of population covered by DAWN 48%

Metro area overview: Deaths and population by county, 2010
County Drug-related Drug-related suicide Population
Deaths Rate Deaths Rate
† Area did not participate in DAWN this year.
Total participating (2) 58 42.5 2 1.5 136,350
1. Boyd County, KY† - - - - 48,533
2. Greenup County, KY† - - - - 38,018
3. Lawrence County, OH† - - - - 62,746
4. Cabell County, WV 46 48.3 2 2.1 95,228
5. Wayne County, WV 12 29.2 0 0.0 41,122

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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