New Jersey's Substance Abuse Monitoring System recorded 3,466 treatment admissions among Hudson County residents in 2024. Alcohol was the primary drug in 1,132 admissions, heroin in 1,054, cocaine in 317, and marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids in 520. These figures count treatment episodes, not unique people.
Hudson County residents entered multiple levels of care: 450 residential detoxification admissions, 452 short-term residential admissions, 67 Partial Hospitalization admissions, 634 intensive outpatient admissions, and 827 outpatient admissions. Inpatient and outpatient rehabilitation differ in residence, supervision, withdrawal risk, and schedule.
Fifty-five percent of Hudson County resident admissions were treated inside the county in 2024. Jersey City residents also use providers elsewhere when medical needs, program intensity, insurance, language, transportation, or clinical specialization require a different match. Valley Spring's Norwood campus is reached by car through northern New Jersey routes; virtual IOP and outpatient delivery remove that trip for clinically eligible adults.
Call 911 for an overdose, stopped or abnormal breathing, seizure, unconsciousness, or immediate danger. Call or text 988 for crisis counseling. ReachNJ at 1-844-732-2465 connects New Jersey residents with treatment regardless of insurance or ability to pay; drug overdose response includes recognizing warning signs and giving naloxone when available.
Medical risk, psychiatric stability, home support, schedule, transportation, and insurance determine the appropriate level of care. Detoxification addresses withdrawal, residential treatment supplies 24-hour structure, and Partial Care or outpatient programs support medically stable patients living at home.