Characterizing the Interrelationships of Prescription Opioid and Benzodiazepine Drugs With Worker Health and Workplace Hazards

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• Alternative Title:
  J Occup Environ Med
• Personal Author:
  Kowalski-McGraw, Michele ; Green-McKenzie, Judith ; Pandalai, Sudha P. ; Schulte, Paul A.
• Description:
  Objective
  
  Prescription opioid and benzodiazepine drug use, which has risen significantly, can affect worker health. Exploration of the scientific literature assessed (1) interrelationships of such drug use, occupational risk factors, and illness and injury, and (2) occupational and personal risk factor combinations that can affect their use.
  
  Methods
  
  The scientific literature from 2000 to 2015 was searched to determine any interrelationships.
  
  Results
  
  Evidence for eight conceptual models emerged based on the search yield of 133 articles. These models summarize interrelationships among prescription opioid and benzodiazepine use with occupational injury and illness. Factors associated with the use of these drugs included fatigue, impaired cognition, falls, motor vehicle crashes, and the use of multiple providers.
  
  Conclusion
  
  Prescription opioid and benzodiazepine drugs may be both a personal risk factor for work-related injury and a consequence of workplace exposures.
  
  
• Subjects:
  Accidental Falls Accidents, Traffic Analgesics, Opioid Article Benzodiazepines Cognitive Dysfunction Disabled Persons Drug Prescriptions Fatigue Health Care Costs Heuristics Humans Income Models, Theoretical Musculoskeletal Diseases Occupational Diseases Occupational Injuries Occupational Stress Organizational Policy Psychomotor Performance Risk Factors Shift Work Schedule Workplace

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• Source:
  J Occup Environ Med. 59(11):1114-1126.
• Pubmed ID:
  28930799
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC5675752
• Document Type:
  Journal Article
• Funding:
  CC999999/Intramural CDC HHS/United States
• Volume:
  59
• Issue:
  11
• Collection(s):
  CDC Public Access
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha256:3d47ea48909bf92218165303f2b65ccf8f5b748ba7aa4b0171f78eed6a69f072
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/49671/cdc_49671_DS1.pdf
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