Do opioids help injured workers get back to work sooner?
Do opioids help injured workers get back to work sooner?
- April 23, 2018
- Research by David Neumark, economics, featured by Market Watch and Morningstar, April 23, 2018
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How do opioids affect workers’ compensation after they’re injured on the job? That’s
the question asked by a new study from researchers at the Workers Compensation Research
Institute … and the Department of Economics at the University of California, Irvine
…. What they found: Longer-term use of opioids roughly tripled the amount of money
employers spend on temporary disability benefits, compared to workers with similar
injuries who do not get opioid prescriptions.
For the full story, please visit https://www.marketwatch.com/story/do-opioids-help-injured-workers-get-back-to-work-sooner-2018-04-23.
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