Opioid Epidemic
Kelly E. Levy
Acting Director
Suspected Drug Related Deaths
Date Range: January 1, 2022 – July 31, 2022
1,699
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 | 136 |
| Bergen | 113 |
| Burlington | 91 |
| Camden | 203 |
| Cape May | 28 |
| Cumberland | 47 |
| Essex | 261 |
| Gloucester | 58 |
| Hudson | 94 |
| Hunterdon | 9 |
| Mercer | 65 |
| Middlesex | 123 |
| Monmouth | 91 |
| Morris | 37 |
| Ocean | 106 |
| Passaic | 85 |
| Salem | 14 |
| Somerset | 33 |
| Sussex | 17 |
| Union | 69 |
| Warren | 19 |
| Total: | 1,699 |
To view the most recent statistics reported by the Office of Chief State Medical Examiner, check the following link: OCSME (nj.gov)
8,691
Naloxone Administrations
1,970,248
Opioid Prescriptions