Workplace Support for Employees in Recovery from Opioid Use: Stakeholder Perspectives

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• Personal Author:
  Bazell AT ; Cloeren M ; Frey JJ ; Imboden R ; Mitchell CS ; Mosby A ; Ware OD
• Description:
  The dual challenges of COVID-19 and the opioid epidemic have heightened the need of Maryland workplaces for accessible resources and supports. This paper describes efforts of the Workplace PROSPER (Partnering to Reduce Opioid Stigma and Support Employment in Recovery) project team to explore opioid-related state employment needs from Key Stakeholder perspectives. Discussion revealed significant overlap between the needs identified by stakeholders and pre-existing recovery friendly initiatives in other states. However, this convening identified the need for increased training of medical professionals in communicating about work capacity and safety as well as for resources to support family members of individuals with Opioid Use Disorder and model programs for hiring individuals in recovery. Next steps include the creation and dissemination of a survey to obtain a broader base of feedback and the development of a robust set of online recovery resources for Maryland employers and employees. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Communicable Diseases Health Personnel Occupational Health Safety Staff Development Workload Workplace
• Keywords:
  Author Keywords: Recovery COVID-19 Drugs Employees Employment Friendly Workplace Medical Personnel Models Opioids Training Work Capacity Work Environment Workers

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• ISSN:
  1048-2911
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Maryland ; OSHA Region 3
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  340-349
• Volume:
  31
• Issue:
  3
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20063645
• Citation:
  New Solut 2021 Nov; 31(3):340-349
• Contact Point Address:
  Rachel Imboden, University of Maryland, Baltimore, 525 West Redwood Street, Baltimore, MD 21201
• Email:
  rimboden@ssw.umaryland.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2022
• Performing Organization:
  Maryland State Department of Health, Baltimore
• Peer Reviewed:
  True
• Start Date:
  20160701
• Source Full Name:
  New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental and Occupational Health Policy
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:385d778f084c8a85ed964e78e2ea14ad4d365516599cfce2d69652a340d7a05d02ec0fd37d9c66f188926b4c0ea3ed8e66a10351fb08d6f337ee5dae1e56ab6c
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/222213/cdc_222213_DS1.pdf
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  [PDF - 313.77 KB ]