3 Ways to Proactively Protect Injured Workers from Opioid Dependence

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Risk & Insurance - Oct 01, 2020

In recent years, the workers’ compensation industry has made great strides reducing opioid prescriptions for injured workers. According to the CDC, the percentage of all workers’ comp claims with prescriptions that included at least one opioid dropped from 55% in 2012 to 44% in 2016. That number is...

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