The New Jersey Substance Abuse Monitoring System recorded 2,890 treatment admissions involving 1,878 unique Bergen County residents in 2024. Admissions count treatment episodes, so one resident can appear more than once. These measures describe use of the treatment system rather than the number of county residents living with addiction.
Alcohol was the primary substance in 1,433 admissions, heroin in 588, cocaine in 225, other opiates in 174, and marijuana or synthetic cannabinoids in 305. A record identifies one primary substance even when a person uses several drugs. New Jersey addiction statistics provide statewide context for treatment admissions and overdose mortality.
Recorded levels included 845 outpatient, 776 intensive outpatient, 58 partial-hospitalization, and 371 residential-detox admissions. Only 47% of admissions involving Bergen County residents occurred within the county, which shows that residents already cross municipal and county boundaries to reach the required setting. Self-referral accounted for 47% of admissions, correctional programs for 15%, and the Intoxicated Driver Resource Center for 11%.
The county Division of Mental Health and Addiction Services coordinates planning, information, referral, and publicly supported resources. Its licensed Addiction Recovery Program in Hackensack provides outpatient and intensive outpatient services, and Spring House in Paramus provides halfway-house care for women. Bergen New Bridge Medical Center operates the designated Psychiatric Emergency Screening Program through 262-HELP at 201-262-4357. Call 911 for overdose, unconsciousness, abnormal breathing, seizure, violence, or immediate danger; call or text 988 for behavioral-health crisis support.
Valley Spring's only facility is in Norwood, inside Bergen County. In-person access varies across Hackensack, Paramus, Englewood, Fort Lee, Ridgewood, Teaneck, Mahwah, Ramsey, and neighboring municipalities. Partial Care remains in person. Clinically appropriate IOP and outpatient clients may attend in person or through virtual delivery after licensure, privacy, technology, safety, and insurance requirements are reviewed.