David Neumark, an economics professor at UCI [said], “Everyone knows opioids have some ill effects, such as suicides, deaths and overdoses, but presumably one would hope there’s some benefits from these things,” Neumark said. “But, on average, we’re not finding medical benefits in the workers’ compensation system regarding a return to work.”

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