Drug Overdose Deaths at Work [portrait]

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• Corporate Authors:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Description:
  This infographic provides statistics and analysis of employees who have died from a drug overdose at work and what employers can do to prevent this hazard. The number of drug overdose deaths at work is rising. What do we know about drug overdose deaths at work? Most overdose deaths at work were from opioids. Opioids are drugs commonly used to reduce pain and can be prescribed or used without a medical reason. Workplace factors can influence the use of prescriptions and other substances. Examples: opioids prescribed for work-related back pain, and workers using substances to deal with work-related stress. Employers: You can take steps to prevent worker drug overdose. 1. Identify and remove workplace dangers 2, Protect workers who do physically demanding jobs from getting injured. 3. Educate yourself on how you can support a worker with a substance use disorder. 4. Educate employees on risks for substance use and overdose prevention 5. Consider implementing a program to make naloxone available in the workplace in the event of an opioid overdose Naloxone is a life-saving medication that can reverse the effects of an opioid overdose. Learn More
• Content Notes:
  Publication date taken from document properties; no date on file.
• Subjects:
  Analgesics, Opioid / Poisoning Drug Overdose / Mortality Occupational Health Safety Workplace
• Keywords:
  Drug Abuse Drugs Education Fatalities Health Protection Humans Injury Prevention Medical Treatment Narcotics Pain Tolerance Pharmaceuticals Protective Measures Public Health Statistical Analysis Surveillance Traumatic Injuries Workers Workplace Studies

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• Series:
  NIOSH Infographics
• Publisher:
  Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (U.S.)
• Document Type:
  Still Image
• Funding:
  09278802; 99278866; 99278802; 9939ZNJJ
• Genre:
  Infographic
• Place as Subject:
  United States
• CIO:
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health (NIOSH)
• Division:
  CP - Construction Program ; DSR - Division of Safety Research ; WTCHP - World Trade Center Health Program
• Topic:
  Workplace Safety & Health
• Location:
  North America
• Pages in Document:
  1
• NIOSHTIC Number:
  nn:20060198
• Citation:
  Morgantown, WV: U.S. Department of Health and Human Services, Public Health Service, Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health, 2020 Jan; :1
• CAS Registry Number:
  Naloxone (CAS RN 465-65-6)
• Federal Fiscal Year:
  2020
• Peer Reviewed:
  False
• Collection(s):
  National Institute for Occupational Safety and Health
• Main Document Checksum:
  urn:sha-512:6d24f63d047efe21a0335a4eb37dc79b3590979aacc3761688999ef34687c8b2f7a14427536391a07b03d83487aab494d6d4f68864ea8ad94d794169893668a6
• Download URL:
  https://stacks.cdc.gov/view/cdc/85610/cdc_85610_DS1.pdf
• File Type:
  [PDF - 1.54 MB ]