NIOSH/MSHA Workplace Solutions Guide to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder in the Mining Industry
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News Summary
- Workers in the mining industry have higher rates of substance use disorders (SUD), illegal opioid use, and fatal overdoses.
- Mine workers also have among the highest rates of suicide.
- NIOSH and the Mine Safety and Health Administration (MSHA) developed a new resource guide, Implementing Effective Workplace Solutions to Prevent Opioid Use Disorder: A Resource Guide for the Mining Industry.
- The guide is unique in that it provides a structure by which employers can assess, plan, and implement strategies and practices that support mine worker mental health and address harmful substance use.
Substantial increases in opioidinvolved deaths since 1999 led to the United States declaring the opioid crisis a public health emergency in 2017. Although drug overdose deaths have begun to decline [+13241 chars]
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