New Jersey Fentanyl-Related Overdose Surveillance

The New Jersey Department of Health has been conducting surveillance of drug overdose deaths involving non-pharmaceutical fentanyl. Most deaths occurred in Camden/Gloucester/Salem counties.

Click on the first link below to see a detailed map of the location of deaths in the South Jersey area. Click on the “slide show” to see statewide, density maps. The Brief provides some additional information and data.

Map: Drug Overdose Deaths Related to Non-pharmaceutical Fentanyl by Locality, April to December 2006, South Jersey Region, New Jersey [pdf 392k]

Slide show: Hot spot maps of fentanyl-related drug overdose death locations in New Jersey from April to December 2006. Monthly maps are followed by a cumulative map. [Flash]

Brief: Overdose Deaths Related to Non-Pharmaceutical Fentanyl on the Rise in New Jersey, November, 2006 [pdf 341k]

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