Seventy-five percent of U.S. employers say they have been directly affected by opioids, but only 17% of them feel “extremely well prepared” to manage the issue, according to survey results released Monday by the National Safety Council.
The Itasca, Illinois-based organization surveyed 526 employers online, finding that 38% have experienced absenteeism or impaired worker performance as a result of drug use and 31% have had an overdose, arrest, a near-miss or an injury because of employee opioid use.
Other findings from the survey include:
PHOENIX — Like much of the country, Arizona has been hard hit by the opioid epidemic. But efforts by state lawmakers, the industrial commission and health and substance abuse agencies have helped curb prescriptions.