It Is Time to Implement Primary Prevention in the Workplace to Ameliorate the Ongoing U.S. Opioid Epidemic.
New Solut
; 31(3): 210-218, 2021 11.
Article
in English
| MEDLINE | ID: covidwho-1371935
ABSTRACT
The United States' opioid public health crisis continues having disastrous consequences on communities, including workers and employers. From May 2019 to May 2020, the largest number of drug overdose deaths was recorded over a twelve-month period. The "twindemics" of COVID-19 and opioids underscore the urgent need to address workers' physical and mental health. Although much has been written about the negative impacts of the opioid epidemic on the workplace, few initiatives have focused on primary prevention, addressing work-related root causes of opioid use disorders (e.g., injury, stress) that may lead to prescription or illicit opioid use. We suggest primary prevention efforts to address the connection between workplace hazards and opioid misuse, dependence, and addiction such as examining patterns of work injury and stress with records of opioid prescription. Government funding should be expanded to support primary prevention and research efforts to strengthen the evidence-base to support workplace primary prevention endeavors.
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Full text:
Available
Collection:
International databases
Database:
MEDLINE
Main subject:
COVID-19
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Analgesics, Opioid
Type of study:
Observational study
Limits:
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
North America
Language:
English
Journal:
New Solut
Journal subject:
Occupational Medicine
/
Environmental Health
Year:
2021
Document Type:
Article
Affiliation country:
10482911211039880
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