Occupational Patterns in Unintentional and Undetermined Drug-Involved and Opioid-Involved Overdose Deaths — United States, 2007–2012

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• Journal Article:
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report
• Personal Author:
  Harduar-Morano, Laurel ; Steege, Andrea L. ; Luckhaupt, Sara E.
• Description:
  Summary: What is already known about this topic? A majority of the U.S. population participates in the workforce. A person's job affects both physical and psychological well-being. The opioid epidemic negatively affects workers, workplaces, and employers. What is added by this report? During 2007-2012 proportional mortality ratios (PMR) for heroin-related overdose deaths (1.46) and methadone-related overdose deaths (1.34) were highest for the construction occupation group. PMRs for natural and semisynthetic opioids were highest for the extraction (1.39) and health care practitioner (1.81) occupation groups. What are the implications for public health practice? Identification of occupations associated with drug overdose deaths further characterizes the opioid epidemic. Incorporating workplace research and targeted interventions might benefit the opioid epidemic response. [Description provided by NIOSH]
• Subjects:
  Accidents Analgesics, Opioid Biopharmaceutics Construction Industry Drug Overdose Emergencies Full Report Health Personnel Mortality Occupational Exposure Occupational Health Population Surveillance Public Health Safety Substance-Related Disorders Surveys And Questionnaires

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• Keywords:
  Public health; Drugs; Drug abuse; Pharmaceuticals; Methamphetamine; Heroin; Fatalities; Mortality data; Mortality rates; Mortality studies; Mortality surveys; Health surveys; Surveillance; National Occupational Mortality Surveillance; NOMS; Information retrieval systems; Occupations; Statistical analysis; Workers; Construction; Construction workers; Health care; Health care workers; Medical research; Intervention; Emergency response
• Source:
  MMWR 2018 Aug; 67(33):925-930
• Series:
  Weekly Report: Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR)
• DOI:
  http://dx.doi.org/10.15585/mmwr.mm6733a3
• ISSN:
  0149-2195
• Pubmed ID:
  30138306
• Pubmed Central ID:
  PMC6107320
• Document Type:
  Text
• Genre:
  Journal Article
• Place as Subject:
  Ohio ; OSHA Region 5
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  DSHEFS - Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations, and Field Studies
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  6 pdf pages
• Volume:
  67
• Issue:
  33
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20052508
• Contact Point Address:
  Laurel Harduar Morano, Division of Surveillance, Hazard Evaluations and Field Studies, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, CDC
• Email:
  LHarduarMorano@cdc.gov
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2018
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  Morbidity and Mortality Weekly Report (MMWR) National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
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• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/58789/cdc_58789_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 142.84 KB ]