Health & Fitness
Here's How Many Heroin Abuse Cases Were Reported In Jersey City
The opitate drug continues to be a pervasive problem in NJ's cities and suburban areas. See where Jersey City stands in comparison.
JERSEY CITY, 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 Jersey City stands on the list of cases from the most recent year available, 2018.
Jersey City reported 1,103 heroin-abuse cases, or 4.15 per 1,000 people in 2018. In 2017, 917 cases were reported, data from the state shows.
Jersey City ranked fourth in New Jersey for the number of heroin-abuse cases and 213th out of the 549 towns in New Jersey for the number of cases per 1,000 people in 2018.
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To see the full list of towns with the most heroin-abuse cases click here.
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.
Email: daniel.hubbard@patch.com
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