Do Injured Workers Receive Opioid Prescriptions Outside the Workers’ Compensation System?: The Case of Private Group Health Insurances

Conclusion: Workplace injury could be a risk factor for both short and long-term prescription opioid use. Studies that use only workers’ compensation medical claim data likely underestimate the magnitude of the impact of workplace injuries on opioid prescriptions.
Source: Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine - Category: Occupational Health Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research