Opioid Epidemic
Kelly E. Levy
Acting Director
Suspected Drug Related Deaths
Date Range: January 1, 2023 – August 31, 2023
1,790
Suspected Drug Related Deaths
Drug Related Deaths by County – Annual Data
2022 Suspected | 2021 Confirmed | 2020 Confirmed
2019 Confirmed | 2018 Confirmed | 2017 Confirmed
2016 Confirmed | 2015 Confirmed | 2014 Confirmed
2013 Confirmed | 2012 Confirmed
| Atlantic | 124 |
| Bergen | 92 |
| Burlington | 93 |
| Camden | 228 |
| Cape May | 25 |
| Cumberland | 52 |
| Essex | 312 |
| Gloucester | 55 |
| Hudson | 134 |
| Hunterdon | 8 |
| Mercer | 77 |
| Middlesex | 107 |
| Monmouth | 92 |
| Morris | 44 |
| Ocean | 114 |
| Passaic | 96 |
| Salem | 16 |
| Somerset | 21 |
| Sussex | 20 |
| Union | 62 |
| Warren | 18 |
| Total: | 1,790 |
To view the most recent statistics reported by the Office of Chief State Medical Examiner, check the following link: OCSME (nj.gov)
10,184
Naloxone Administrations
2,132,703
Opioid Prescriptions