Economics of Outpatient Prescription Opioids in U.S. Workers

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• Personal Author:
  Pana-Cryan, Rene
• Description:
  Research and surveillance conducted by members of the NIOSH Healthy Work Design and Well-Being (HWD) program focuses on how work affects overall health and well-being, including physical, psychological, social, and economic aspects. Although a growing literature addresses the prevalence of drug overdose, particularly opioid overdose, little is known about the prevalence of prescription opioid use among the working population. Information on the prevalence of opioid use among U.S. workers, along with factors associated with their use, is critically needed. The issue of opioid use among workers is both a health issue and a safety issue. Prescription opioids may be both a personal risk factor for work-related injury, and a consequence of work exposures. Several studies have found that workers employed in industries in which the rate of work-related injury is high such as mining and construction were more likely than other workers to receive prescription opioids, and to die from opioid overdose. Jobs prone to injury and illness have higher proportions of workers with substance misuse and overdose death. Nationally representative data and other large datasets on prescribed opioid medications can provide useful information to discuss the use and expense of prescription opioids among U.S. workers. The papers in this session include analyses of two datasets, the Medical Expenditure Panel Survey (MEPS) and the Truven Healthcare MarketScan Research Database. The MEPS is a set of large-scale surveys of families and individuals, their medical providers, and employers across the United States. MEPS is a panel survey that contains data on the expense and use of health care and health insurance coverage. The MarketScan Research Databases are a family of research data sets that fully integrate de-identified patient-level health data which consist of data contributed by large employers, managed care organizations, hospital, electronic medical record providers, and Medicare and Medicaid. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Biopharmaceutics Database Delivery Of Health Care Demography Economics Hazardous Substances Mortality Occupational Health Safety Substance-Related Disorders Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Databases Demographic Characteristics Drug Abuse Drugs Economic Impact Fatalities Hazardous Drugs Health Care Health Surveys Medical Care Pharmaceuticals Sociological Factors Substance Abuse Workers Workers Compensation Work Organization

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• Publisher:
  American Psychological Association
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Abstract or Summary
• Place as Subject:
  District of Columbia ; OSHA Region 3 ; Pennsylvania
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  OD - Office of the Director
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  107-108
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20058783
• Citation:
  Work, Stress and Health 2019, November 6-9, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. Washington, DC: American Psychological Association, 2019 Nov; :107-108
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Source Full Name:
  Work, Stress and Health 2019, November 6-9, 2019, Philadelphia, Pennsylvania
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/223180/cdc_223180_DS1.pdf
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