Occupational patterns of opioid-related harms comparing a cohort of formerly injured workers to the general population in Ontario, Canada

Bibliographic Data

ID8897901
AuthorsNancy Carnide (0000-0001-7892-5626, Institute for Work & Health, corresponding author), Gregory Feng (0000-0002-2876-2248, University of Toronto), Chaojie Song (0000-0002-2693-1095, Occupational Cancer Research Centre), Paul A Demers (0000-0002-2163-2352, Occupational Cancer Research Centre), Jill MacLeod (0000-0001-9020-5891, Occupational Cancer Research Centre), Jeavana Sritharan (0000-0001-8228-1632, Public Health Ontario)
Year2024
Volume115
Issue6
Pages851-861
Publication date2024-04-24
Peer ReviewedYes
Open AccessYes
TypeARTICLE
VenueCanadian Journal of Public Health (JOURNAL)
Journal identifiersISSN: 0008-4263 • E-ISSN: 1920-7476
PublisherSpringer Science+Business Media (PUBLISHER • DE)
DOI10.17269/s41997-024-00882-w
PMID38658439
OpenAlexW4395071409
LanguageEN
Citations received2
References cited31

Findings support the hypothesis that work-related injuries have a role as a preventable risk factor for opioid-related harms. Strategies aimed at primary prevention of occupational injuries and secondary prevention of work disability and long-term opioid use are warranted

Cohort · Cohort study · Confidence interval · Environmental health · Hazard ratio · Incidence (geometry · Injury prevention · Occupational injury · Poison control · Population · Cardiac Arrest and Resuscitation · Demography · Internal Medicine · Medicine · Musculoskeletal pain and rehabilitation · Opioid Use Disorder Treatment