Synthetic Opioid and Stimulant Co-Involved Overdose Deaths by Occupation and Industry – United States, 2022

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• Personal Author:
  Groenewold, Matthew ; Lundstrom EW ; Macmadu A ; Steege, Andrea L.
• Description:
  What is already known about this topic? Overdose deaths involving both synthetic opioids and stimulants have increased sharply in recent years. Although some persons who co-use opioids and stimulants have cited motivations related to functionality and alertness in the workplace, occupational patterns of co-use remain uninvestigated. What is added by this report? In this exploratory analysis of multiple cause of death data from 2022, occupations and industries with higher percentages of psychostimulant involvement in synthetic opioid overdose deaths tended to be physically demanding, whereas those with higher percentages of cocaine involvement tended to be less so. What are the implications for public health practice? Employers and other entities seeking to implement work-related substance use and overdose prevention programs might need to tailor their approaches based on potential in psychostimulant or cocaine use within a given occupation or industry. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Environment Environmental Exposure Environmental Pollution Hazardous Substances Laboratories Mining Occupational Health Safety Waste Management
• Keywords:
  Drug Overdose Drug Use Epidemiology Mortality Rates Occupations Opioids Stimulants
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• ISSN:
  0149-2195 (print) ; 1545-861X (digital)
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Tables
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Boston Region [OSHA] ; Chicago Region [OSHA] ; Ohio ; Rhode Island
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DFSE - Division of Field Studies and Engineering
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  173-178
• Volume:
  74
• Issue:
  10
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20070740
• Citation:
  MMWR 2025 Mar; 74(10):173-178
• Email:
  elundstrom@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2025
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/183308/cdc_183308_DS1.pdf
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