Opioid Epidemic
Kelly E. Levy
Acting Director
Suspected Drug Related Deaths
Date Range: January 1, 2024 – May 31, 2024
865
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 | 70 |
| Bergen | 48 |
| Burlington | 39 |
| Camden | 93 |
| Cape May | 17 |
| Cumberland | 29 |
| Essex | 149 |
| Gloucester | 34 |
| Hudson | 45 |
| Hunterdon | 5 |
| Mercer | 33 |
| Middlesex | 56 |
| Monmouth | 41 |
| Morris | 21 |
| Ocean | 49 |
| Passaic | 44 |
| Salem | 6 |
| Somerset | 23 |
| Sussex | 14 |
| Union | 39 |
| Warren | 7 |
| Unrecorded | 3 |
| Total: | 865 |
To view the most recent statistics reported by the Office of Chief State Medical Examiner, check the following link: OCSME (nj.gov)
4,510
Naloxone Administrations
1,275,704
Opioid Prescriptions