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Overdose Deaths Drop 21% in Essex County—But Newark Faces a Slower Recovery
Over the past six months, Essex County—including Newark—recorded a 21% drop in suspected overdose deaths, falling from 230 in the first half of 2023 to 182 in the same period of 2024, according to preliminary data from the New Jersey Office of the Chief State Medical Examiner.…