Leadership and Change Management: Overview
Opioid safety tools for leaders
Using Naloxone to Reverse Opioid Overdose in the Workplace: Information for Employers and Workers
Naloxone is a very effective drug for reversing opioid overdoses. Police officers, emergency medical services providers, and non-emergency professional responders carry the drug for that purpose. The Surgeon General of the United States is also urging others who may encounter people at risk for opioid overdose to have naloxone available and to learn how to […]
Prevention Through Design
Preventing and controlling occupational injuries, illnesses, and fatalities by to “designing out” or minimize hazards and risks.
Opioids in the Workplace: Data
Opioids (including prescription opioids, heroin, and fentanyl) killed more than 47,600 people in 2017, more than any year on record. 37% of all opioid overdose deaths involve a prescription opioid.
Helpful Materials for Patients
It is essential that you and your doctor discuss treatment options with all of the risks and benefits carefully considered. Some medications, such as prescription opioids, can help relieve pain in the short term but also come with serious risks and potential complications—and must be prescribed and used carefully.
Considering a Workplace Naloxone Use Program
Using naloxone to reverse opioid overdose in the workplace factsheet: information for employers and workers.
Opioids in the Maryland Workplace: Challenges and Solutions
A Maryland Department of Health report identifying opportunities for possible collaboration and intervention to help Maryland businesses.
The Opioid Crisis and Connecticut’s Workforce
A white paper culminating over a year’s worth of work by a group of professionals committed to saving the lives and livelihoods of workers and families impacted by the tragedy of opioids and other substance abuse.