Opioid Addiction: A Corporate and Social Responsibility

A National Safety Council study found that even when employers had policies in place to address prescription drug use, fewer than 4 in 10 felt they were “very confident” they had adequate processes for helping workers with recovery after treatment, the right processes for supervisors to follow when they identified a potentially impaired employee, or the correct insurance and benefits to address the issue. We can do so much more....

To read more about the employers role in our opioid epidemic, please visit:

https://www.statnews.com/2019/09/06/reducing-stigma-opioid-addiction-corporate-responsibility/

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