Opioid Epidemic
Kelly E. Levy
Acting Director
Suspected Drug Related Deaths
Date Range: January 1, 2024 – July 31, 2024
1,171
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 | 99 |
| Bergen | 69 |
| Burlington | 53 |
| Camden | 128 |
| Cape May | 20 |
| Cumberland | 38 |
| Essex | 207 |
| Gloucester | 42 |
| Hudson | 67 |
| Hunterdon | 7 |
| Mercer | 45 |
| Middlesex | 68 |
| Monmouth | 56 |
| Morris | 31 |
| Ocean | 66 |
| Passaic | 69 |
| Salem | 8 |
| Somerset | 28 |
| Sussex | 18 |
| Union | 46 |
| Warren | 12 |
| Unrecorded | 3 |
| Total: | 1,171 |
To view the most recent statistics reported by the Office of Chief State Medical Examiner, check the following link: OCSME (nj.gov)
6,598
Naloxone Administrations
1,770,983
Opioid Prescriptions