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Five Steps to Reduce Harm in the Workplace

2020-01-21
By: Louis Lamoureux
On: January 21, 2020
Tagged: Employer Information, Stigma Reduction, Substance Abuse Reduction

I was at a DuPage Health Department meeting recently where the Narcan program representatives reported that they performed 234 opioid reversals in the previous year. Said another way, the program saved lives 234 times. They showed a chart that summarized the locations of the rescues. While the majority of rescues were in houses and apartments, Twenty-two, or close to 10% were in workplaces. Our fellow employees are administering opioids in employee restrooms. With some research, I discovered that one third of all employees are impacted by Substance Use Disorder (SUD), either by having the disease themselves or by having loved ones with it. To-date, mostRead More →

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