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