Opioid Epidemic
Suspected Drug Related Deaths
Date Range: January 1, 2024 – September 30, 2024
1,466
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 | 121 |
| Bergen | 81 |
| Burlington | 69 |
| Camden | 156 |
| Cape May | 28 |
| Cumberland | 55 |
| Essex | 259 |
| Gloucester | 51 |
| Hudson | 86 |
| Hunterdon | 9 |
| Mercer | 54 |
| Middlesex | 84 |
| Monmouth | 73 |
| Morris | 33 |
| Ocean | 86 |
| Passaic | 76 |
| Salem | 9 |
| Somerset | 31 |
| Sussex | 20 |
| Union | 64 |
| Warren | 17 |
| Unrecorded | 4 |
| Total: | 1,466 |
To view the most recent statistics reported by the Office of Chief State Medical Examiner, check the following link: OCSME (nj.gov)
8,642
Naloxone Administrations
2,259,002
Opioid Prescriptions