Resources — Opioid Use &The Workplace

Legal Requirements

Common questions and answers about legal requirements related to workplace policies.

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The Substance Use Disorder Calculator is an online tool that can help you estimate the prevalence of alcohol, illicit drug, and prescription pain medication abuse or dependence in your population.

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Opioid Basics

Opioids are a class of drugs used to reduce pain.

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Screening for Prescription Drug Use Problems

Screening tools/worksheets employers can provide to employees.

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Structuring a Health Benefits Package That Is Sensitive to Prescription Drug Misuse Issues

Tips for structuring effective health plans and benefits.

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Proactive & Cost-Effective Prevention Strategies

Strategies to prevent opioid and other substance misuse at work.

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Identify Opioid and Other Drug Use Problems at Work

Strategies to identify potential substance use problems at your organization.

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Understanding Youth Drug Abuse

Understand the challenge. Why do youth use drugs?

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The Science of Drug Use and Addiction: The Basics

Addiction is the most severe form of a full spectrum of substance use disorders, and is a medical illness caused by repeated misuse of a substance or substances.

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NIEHS Worker Training Program

The NIEHS Worker Training Program (WTP) has developed an awareness-level training tool on the prevention of occupational exposure to fentanyl and other opioids, and a second curriculum designed to address the impact of the opioid crisis on workers, the workplace, and the community.

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Understanding Drug Use and Addiction: DrugFacts

Drug addiction is a complex disease, and quitting usually takes more than good intentions or a strong will.

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How to Recognize Opioid Use Disorder

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Medication-Assisted Treatment (MAT) for Opioid-Use Disorder

A brief review of the 3 primary medications used in the treatment of opioid use disorder (OUD). Using data from available medical literature, we synthesize existing knowledge and provide a framework for how to determine the optimal approach for outpatient management of OUD with medication-assisted treatments.

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Pain Management & Injury Prevention

Approaches to pain management that do not involve medication.

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What Employers Can Do & the Questions They Should Be Asking

Questions and answers about how employers engage with health insurance providers and administrators.

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Arizona Substance Abuse Prevention Resource

Resource hub for prevention and early intervention.

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Adverse Childhood Experiences (ACEs) & Substance Use Disorder

Trauma-informed online modules to provide ongoing support to Arizonans in order to mitigate the lifelong, devastating impacts of adverse childhood experiences.