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Wheeling, WV-OH

Drug-related deaths reported to DAWN 18
Drug-related suicide deaths reported to DAWN 4
Metro area population, 2010 144,663
Population covered by DAWN 76,584
Percent of population covered by DAWN 53%

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) 18 23.5 4 5.2 76,584
1. Belmont County, OH† - - - - 68,079
2. Marshall County, WV 6 18.4 2 6.1 32,562
3. Ohio County, WV 12 27.3 2 4.5 44,022

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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