Health & Fitness
Here's How Many Heroin Abuse Cases Were In Fort Lee In 2018
The opitate drug continues to be a pervasive problem in NJ's cities and suburban areas. See where Fort Lee stands in comparison.
FORT LEE, NJ — New Jersey has released its annual list of heroin-abuse cases reported by each municipality, revealing the most recent data of reported cases. Here is where Fort Lee stands on the list of cases from the most recent year available, 2018.
Fort Lee reported 12 heroin-abuse cases, or 0.32 per 1,000 people in 2018. Eleven cases were reported in 2017, data from the state shows.
Fort Lee ranked 393rd in New Jersey for the number of heroin-abuse cases and 530th out of the 548 towns in New Jersey for the number of cases per 1,000 people in 2018.
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The statistics were recently released by the Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services in the New Jersey Department of Human Services, and they're based on the number of people seeking treatment for heroin abuse.
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The state Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services has cautioned that these numbers are reported by each community, so each jurisdiction is responsible for reporting its results fairly and accurately. Please note that Patch did not include towns that had no reported cases.
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