Opioid Epidemic
Kelly E. Levy
Acting Director
Suspected Drug Related Deaths
Real-Time Opioid-Related Data
Date Range: January 1, 2022 – March 31, 2022
760
Suspected Drug Related Deaths
Drug Related Deaths by County – Annual Data
2021 Suspected | 2020 Suspected | 2019 Confirmed
2018 Confirmed | 2017 Confirmed | 2016 Confirmed
2015 Confirmed | 2014 Confirmed | 2013 Confirmed
2012 Confirmed
| Atlantic | 49 |
| Bergen | 58 |
| Burlington | 43 |
| Camden | 92 |
| Cape May | 15 |
| Cumberland | 12 |
| Essex | 115 |
| Gloucester | 30 |
| Hudson | 39 |
| Hunterdon | 4 |
| Mercer | 35 |
| Middlesex | 56 |
| Monmouth | 33 |
| Morris | 16 |
| Ocean | 52 |
| Passaic | 43 |
| Salem | 9 |
| Somerset | 13 |
| Sussex | 8 |
| Union | 29 |
| Warren | 9 |
| Total: | 760 |
To view the most recent statistics reported by the Office of Chief State Medical Examiner, check the following link: OCSME (nj.gov)
3,164
Naloxone Administrations
844,233
Opioid Prescriptions