Description: As the opioid epidemic continues to rage across the country, with a record 72,000 drug overdose deaths estimated in 2017, the fallout is increasingly manifesting itself at construction sites, factories, warehouses, offices and other workplaces. A stunning 70 percent of employers reported that their businesses had been affected by prescription drug abuse, including absenteeism, positive drug tests, injuries, accidents and overdoses, according to a 2017 survey by the National Safety Council, a research and advocacy organization.

Source: NYTimes.com

Date: Sep 20, 2018

Link: https://www.nytimes.com/2018/09/21/business/economy/opioid-overdose-workplace.html

Questions for discussion:

• Summarize the scope of this problem from an insurance and management point of view.
• How should management deal with it?