But what if an overdose does happen in the workplace? Nearly 9% of occupational injury deaths in 2021 were contributed to workplace unintentional overdoses.
The U.S. National Institute of Environmental Health Sciences (NIEHS) has published a comprehensive workplace toolkit for the prevention and response to opioids and substance use.
Ohio's workforce is expected to get an $8 million infusion to combat chronic absenteeism, drug-positive tests, productivity issues and a general lack of employees that have followed the opioid epidemic into...
In northeastern Ohio, employers say they see jobseekers all the time who look like "the walking dead," would-be workers struggling with opioid addiction. The problem is so great, reports economics correspondent Paul Solman, that it's had a noticeable effect on the nation's...
In addition to running his construction company and serving on the Berkeley County Council in West Virginia, the responsibility that weighs heaviest on Dan Dulyea is helping his 34-year-old son avoid opioids and heroin.
Dan Dulyea Jr. has been...
Many employers have a drug and alcohol free workplace policy tucked into an employee handbook which was carefully written years ago and is rarely revisited unless an issue arises. But...
Many employers see a failed background check due to a history of substance use and associated criminal charges, and shut the door on a potential new employee. But what if...
A survey of 1,000 U.S. adults conducted by Drug Rehab USA examined how stress influences substance use and revealed trends that have important implications for today’s workplaces. Stress is rising...
Kratom leaves, which contain psychoactive substances, come from a tree native to Southeast Asia. Traditionally used in countries like Thailand and Indonesia, kratom leaves are generally crushed and then can...