Unintentional Overdose from the Use of Drugs in the Workplace

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• Corporate Authors:
  University of Kentucky. College of Public Health. Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Description:
  The National Survey on Drug Use and Health estimates that 7 in 10 individuals who use illicit drugs are employed either full or part time. As drug use rises, employers may have increased employee turnover, reduced productivity, increased injury rates, and tragically, drug overdose deaths at work. According to Kentucky FACE data, five employees overdosed in the workplace in Kentucky during 2017, representing 7.4% of the state's 68 workplace fatalities. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Mental Health Mortality Narcotics Nervous System Occupational Health Safety Substance-Related Disorders
• Keywords:
  Drug Abuse Fatalities Injuries Mental Health
• Series:
  Fatality Assessment and Control Evaluation Reports (FACE)
• Publisher:
  Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center
• Document Type:
  Text
• Funding:
  Cooperative Agreement
• Genre:
  Lay Publication
• Place as Subject:
  Kentucky ; OSHA Region 4
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1-2
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20069262
• Citation:
  Hazard alert. Lexington, KY: Kentucky Injury Prevention and Research Center, 2018 Jun; :1-2
• Email:
  kyfaceprogram@uky.edu
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Performing Organization:
  University of Kentucky
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Start Date:
  20050701
• Source Full Name:
  Unintentional overdose from the use of drugs in the workplace
• End Date:
  20260630
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:7a078dda4976c60602a740e03f7fe6b211bd3821c7d6481f69acb91ca2729e3aba73f718ad94dca45ad0458947b3a3b2f3cb5e4ccf5c228776071b040bbdd094
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/229207/cdc_229207_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 380.24 KB ]