A Substance Use Cost Calculator for US Employers With an Emphasis on Prescription Pain Medication Misuse
dc.contributor.author | Goplerud, Eric N. | |
dc.contributor.author | Hodge, Sarah | |
dc.contributor.author | Benham, Tess | |
dc.date.accessioned | 2017-12-06T13:54:53Z | |
dc.date.available | 2017-12-06T13:54:53Z | |
dc.date.issued | 2017-11 | |
dc.identifier.citation | Goplerud, E., Hodge, S. & Benham, T. (2017). A substance use cost calculator for US employers with an emphasis on prescription pain medication misuse. Journal of Occupational and Environmental Medicine, 59(11), 1063-1071. | en_US |
dc.identifier.uri | http://hdl.handle.net/10713/7303 | |
dc.description | From the NORC at the University of Chicago, Bethesda, Maryland (Dr Goplerud, Ms Hodge); and National Safety Council, Itasca, Illinois (Ms Benham). | en_US |
dc.description.abstract | Objective: Substance use disorders are among the most common and costly health conditions affecting Americans. Despite estimates of national costs exceeding $400 billion annually, individual companies may not see how substance use impacts their bottom lines through lost productivity and absenteeism, turnover, health care expenses, disability, and workers’ compensation. Methods: Data on employed adults (18 years and older) from 3 years (2012 to 2014) of the National Survey on Drug Use and Health Public Use Data Files were analyzed. Results: The results offer employers an authoritative, free, epidemiologically grounded, and easy-to-use tool that gives specific information about how alcohol, prescription pain medication misuse, and illicit drug use is likely impacting workplaces like theirs. Conclusion: Employers have detailed reports of the cost of substance use that can be used to improve workplace policies and health benefits. | en_US |
dc.description.sponsorship | Funding for this study was provided by a contract from the National Safety Council. All sources of support were provided by National Safety Council, Shatterproof. | en_US |
dc.language.iso | en_US | en_US |
dc.publisher | Wolters Kluwer Health, Inc. | en_US |
dc.rights.uri | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ | |
dc.subject | productivity | en_US |
dc.subject | substance use disorders | en_US |
dc.subject | health care expenses | en_US |
dc.subject | Real Costs of Substance Use in Your Workforce | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Substance abuse--Economic aspects--United States | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Labor productivity | en_US |
dc.subject.lcsh | Absenteeism (Labor) | en_US |
dc.subject.mesh | Prescription Drug Misuse | en_US |
dc.title | A Substance Use Cost Calculator for US Employers With an Emphasis on Prescription Pain Medication Misuse | en_US |
dc.type | Article | en_US |
dc.description.version | YES | en_US |
dc.identifier.ispublished | No | en_US |
refterms.dateFOA | 2019-02-19T18:29:46Z |