Articles
- Parent Category: News Roundup
- Friday, 17 August 2018
- Published Date
- Written by TPB News
The Massachusetts Department of Public Health released a report attributing nearly one-quarter of overdose deaths over a five-year period to construction workers. So reports Building Design + Construction.
Additional research states that workers are commonly prescribed opioid-based painkillers. Compared to other workers in Massachusetts, construction workers are six times more likely to die from an opioid overdose. Pressure to work in pain and the prevalence of workplace injuries are among the chief reasons for addiction to painkillers.
Most Read
-
-
Jul 20 2015
-
Written by Administrator
-
-
-
Sep 09 2017
-
Written by TPB Staff
-
-
-
Jul 20 2015
-
Written by Administrator
-
-
-
Oct 04 2015
-
Written by Karen M. Rider
-