NJ Cares Data by County

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A Real-Time Dashboard of Opioid-Related Data and Information

Opioid Epidemic

Kelly Levy, Acting Director

Suspected Drug Related Deaths, Naloxone Administrations and PMP Data By County

Opioid-Related Data
Date Range: 
January 1, 2022 – December 31, 2022

Atlantic
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
255 1,031 155,423
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 84 88 85 171 169 190 180 216 188 255
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 439 800 955 895 820 727 789 1,031
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 241,343 247,839 260,856 240,168 220,025 189,435 179,509 171,123 166,056 155,423
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
3,266 3,098 3,182 1,566 1,576 1,421 1,500 1,217 1,398 1,031
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 616 335 279 302 329 362 333 255
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.18 1.14 1.07 1.13 1.22 1.42 1.5 1.54 1.58 1.69
Bergen

 

Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
186 672 273,266

 

Historic Data (2013-2022)

 

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 91 81 85 99 129 141 162  182 220 186
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 331 457 613 677 768 647 680 672
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 442,151 446,614 474,269 446,233 413,016 366,699 342,048  299,416 286,765 273,266

 

Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)

 

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
10,112 11,404 10,906 9,384 7,237 6,726 5,854 5,112 4,229 5,002
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 2,801 2,033 1,523 1,401 1,235 1,438 1,368 1,385
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 2.08 2.07 1.95 2.08 2.26 2.59 2.77  3.11 3.24 3.40

 

Burlington

 

Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
151 605 214,512

 

Historic Data (2013-2022)

 

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 70 75 87 96 149 159 164  149 162 151
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 556 653 914 1,023 802  773 669 605
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 325,792 333,887 361,681 340,082 309,524 269,195 251,873  233,676 225,749 214,512

 

Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)

 

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
6,412 5,976 5,137 4,647 2,988 2,821 2,735 2,997 2,757 2,958
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 804 683 487 439 559  578 668 738
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.38 1.34 1.24 1.31 1.44 1.67 1.78  1.91 1.98 2.08

 

Camden
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
354 1,432 296,722
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 160 138 191 200 307 327 340  288 335 354
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 1,505 1,098 2,493 3,137 2,824  2,382 1,989 2,041
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 432,969 445,336 473,204 450,072 415,775 367,679 361,813  334,255 320,701 296,722
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
3,188 3,685 2,659 2,535 1,649 1,562 1,502  1,760 1,513 1,432
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 337 462 203 163 181  213 255 248
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.18 1.14 1.07 1.13 1.22 1.39 1.4  1.52 1.58 1.71
Cape May
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
44 210 59,443
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 30 24 32 32 59 43 59 63 63 44
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 169 226 249 228 266  261 253 210
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 100,413 100,150 105,264 95,816 87,167 75,622 70,541 68,032 63,496 59,443
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
3.184 3,955 2,943 2,927 1,579 2,176 1,586 1,453 1,453 2,081
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 557 415 374 410 359  351 362 436
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 0.95 0.95 0.89 0.98 1.07 1.24 1.35  1.35 1.44 1.54
Cumberland
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
76 431 92,596
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 22 27 38 53 75 112 91 76 68 76
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 178 283 461 688 521  558 478 431
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 141,118 144,222 152,874 142,201 133,576 116,128 107,133  102,717 100,002 92,596
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
7,096 5,781 4,075 2,893 2,023 1,362 1,676  1,934 2,162 1,934
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 870 542 329 222 293  263 308 341
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.11 1.08 1.01 1.08 1.14 1.31 1.42  1.43 1.47 1.59
Essex
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
450 2,852 230,033
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 132 114 146 271 370 368 428  356 407 450
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 481 1,131 1,675 1,613 1,664  1,688 2,085 2,852
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 331,097 347,179 387,274 368,828 350,336 304,498 280,123  248,753 243,920 230,033
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
5,961 6,921 5,414 2,925 2,151 2,196 1,889  2,249 1,967 1,779
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 1,643 701 475 501 486 474 384 281
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 2.38 2.27 2.04 2.15 2.27 2.65 2.89  3.22 3.28 3.48
Gloucester
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
87 461 173,833
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 71 51 65 88 123 144 138  129 110 87
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 452 574 797 674 677  587 568 461
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 282,090 300,495 294,806 265,057 239,025 206,348 184,810  177,876 176,291 173,833
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
4,081 5,697 4,474 3,303 2,365 2,029 2,117 2,273 2,666 3,371
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 643 506 365 434 432  500 516 636
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.03 0.97 0.99 1.10 1.22 1.42 1.58 1.65 1.66 1.69
Hudson
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
167 1,126 159,248

 

Historic Data (2013-2022)

 

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 77 64 107 127 141 174 179 179 207 167
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 202 476 693 910 847 798 1,116 1,126
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 239,632 257,239 284,176 267,161 252,494 217,694 197,904  175,601 170,163 159,248

 

Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)

 

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
8,535 10,320 6,213 5,267 4,772 3,975 3,864  3,752 3,245 4,022
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 3,291 1,405 971 760 817  842 602 597
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 2.74 2.57 2.34 2.50 2.67 3.18 3.49  3.82 3.95 4.22

 

Hunterdon
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
18 61 37,440

 

Historic Data (2013-2022)

 

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 8 12 14 20 22 19 13  19 30 18
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 58 58 77 75 83  81 64 61
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 62,314 62,132 65,882 59,559 54,572 47,741 44,257 40,770 39,924 37,440

 

Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)

 

  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
15,798 10,487 8,957 6,233 5,665 6,582 9,620  6,568 4,160 6,933
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 2,162 2,149 1,619 1,667 1,507  1,541 1,950 2,046
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 2.03 2.03 1.90 2.09 2.28 2.62 2.83  3.06 3.13 3.33

 

Mercer
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
108 584 143,567
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 48 44 59 59 106 138 115  128 138 108
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 333 388 504 583 534  574 529 584
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 214,704 223,748 242,195 219,365 200,533 177,328 170,520 156,434 152,290 143,567
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
7,698 8,387 6,243 6,238 3,477 2,715 3,259  2,869 2,661 3,400
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 1,106 949 731 643 702  640 694 629
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.72 1.65 1.52 1.68 1.84 2.11 2.2 2.35 2.41 2.56
Middlesex
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
209 999 252,805
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 85 114 106 182 235 204 206  220 254 209
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 535 741 1,142 1,093 1117  1,088 965 999
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 415,971 410,090 420,999 392,706 371,591 335,385 312,026  275,314 269,827 252,805
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
9,669 7,231 7,791 4,538 3,522 4,131 4,091  3,740 3,239 3,937
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 1,544 1,115 725 771 755  756 853 824
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.98 2.01 1.96 2.10 2.23 2.51 2.7  2.99 3.05 3.25
Monmouth
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
151 990 268,450
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 85 111 122 164 172 215 187  186 174 151
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 453 714 671 968 760  850 951 990
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 426,892 428,833 431,993 401,916 371,731 329,159 313,895  281,654 279,639 268,450
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
7,376 5,636 5,117 3,801 3,618 2,913 3,349 3,325 3,554 4,095
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 1,378 873 927 647 824  728 650 625
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.47 1.46 1.45 1.55 1.67 1.90 2  2.20 2.21 2.30
Morris
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
64 398 159,911
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 46 51 44 71 89 88 86  99 84 64
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 97 211 371 404 321  339 354 398
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 253,278 255,018 267,462 243,692 231,540 204,760 191,484  169,512 167,166 159,911
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
10,785 9,706 11,237 6,985 5,553 5,678 5,810 4,960 5,846 7,673
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 5,097 2,341 1,332 1,237 1,557  1,449 1,387 1,234
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.96 1.94 1.85 2.03 2.13 2.44 2.61  2.90 2.94 3.07
Ocean
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
186 748 301,812
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 154 132 157 253 189 219 204 245 242 186
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 624 977 621 811 752  891 880 748
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 454,390 450,508 483,061 450,466 417,019 365,341 344,341  324,530 319,639 301,812
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
3,779 4,428 3,740 2,336 3,151 2,730 2,931  2,507 2,538 3,302
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 941 605 959 737 795  689 698 821
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.28 1.30 1.22 1.31 1.43 1.64 1.74  1.89 1.92 2.04
Passaic
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
143 799 147,066
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 64 61 83 108 131 182 171  185 155 143
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 180 389 703 768 846  741 606 799
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 244,285 256,722 274,370 249,572 228,643 198,258 185,356 168,052 157,427 147,066
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
7,875 8,275 6,079 4,665 3,845 2,817 2,998  2,705 3,228 3,499
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 2,803 1,295 716 667 606  675 826 626
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 2.06 1.97 1.84 2.02 2.20 2.59 2.77  2.98 3.18 3.40
Salem
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
22 154 31,615
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 5 7 18 18 19 31 43  36 25 22
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 70 98 147 168 185 195 156 154
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 56,809 58,113 59,641 55,123 51,196 42,897 37,535  36,149 34,135 31,615
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
12,958 9,190 3,540 3,511 3,307 2,026 1,460  1,735 2,498 2,839
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 910 645 427 374 339  320 400 406
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.14 1.11 1.07 1.15 1.23 1.46 1.67  1.73 1.83 1.98
Somerset
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
50 239 85,510
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 32 33 35 44 49 50 47  63 56 50
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 138 217 250 223 225  268 233 239
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 153,489 156,461 163,041 155,433 141,565 123,230 101,291  90,223 88,180 85,510
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
10,282 9,980 9,419 7,500 6,749 6,709 7,137  5,227 5,881 6,587
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 2,389 1,521 1,323 1,504 1,491  1,229 1,413 1,378
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 2.14 2.10 2.02 2.12 2.34 2.72 3.31  3.65 3.73 3.85
Sussex
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
28 95 60,635
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 13 17 25 36 36 34 41  48 32 28
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 50 74 146 127 121  119 115 95
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 90,629 90,600 89,363 81,932 81,085 72,476 70,329  65,386 63,630 60,635
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
11,201 8,505 5,720 3,943 3,922 4,167 3,456  2,917 4,375 5,000
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 2,860 1,918 967 1,116 1,171  1,176 1,217 1,474
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.61 1.60 1.60 1.73 1.74 1.95 2.01  2.14 2.20 2.31
Union
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
114 857 152,910
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 45 47 67 98 131 138 147  143 145 114
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 276 438 709 830 851 736 789 857
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 267,683 250,763 265,456 249,316 226,862 196,202 187,039  165,992 160,401 152,910
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
12,139 11,666 8,214 5,646 4,329 4,086 3,836  3,884 3,830 4,872
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 1,994 1,263 783 679 663  755 704 648
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 2.04 2.19 2.07 2.22 2.45 2.87 3.01  3.35 3.46 3.63
Warren
Suspected Overdose Deaths Naloxone Administrations Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed
30 99 51,323
Historic Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Suspected Overdose Deaths 14 13 21 31 36 30 20  36 28 30
Naloxone Administrations N/A N/A 96 104 142 185 120  134 116 99
Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 79,413 80,568 82,997 77,635 69,855 60,570 56,982 52,057 52,489 51,323
Historic Population Based Data (2013-2022)
  2013 2014 2015 2016 2017 2018 2019 2020 2021 2022
Population for Every One
Overdose Death
7,636 8,230 5,083 3,422 2,941 3,560 5,340  2,934 3,772 3,521
Population for Every One
Naloxone Administration
N/A N/A 1,112 1,020 746 577 890  788 911 1,067
Population for Every One Opioid Prescriptions Dispensed 1.35 1.33 1.29 1.37 1.52 1.76 1.87  2.03 2.01 2.06
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