Improving Health and Employment Outcomes Through Workplace Opioid Policies, United States, 2020 (ICPSR 38448)

Version Date: Jun 13, 2022

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Principal Investigator(s):
Ann Marie Dale, Washington University in St. Louis. School of Medicine

Series:

https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38448.v1

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Summary

The overall goal of this study was to develop and test the feasibility of implementing best evidence workplace policy guidelines to reduce opioid use and misuse among working age people, the population primarily affected by the opioid crisis. Researchers developed workplace opioid guidelines to reduce prescription opioid use, decrease opioid misuse and opioid use disorder (OUD), and improve health-related employment outcomes. Researchers then tested the feasibility of implementing these guidelines among construction workers, an occupational group at uniquely high risk of opioid use and fatal overdose. Researchers conducted worker surveys and interviews with leaders of construction unions, employers and health funds. These data helped researchers better describe opioid use in the construction industry and informed an advisory panel of addiction and human resources specialists, construction employers, union officials, and labor-management health fund leaders.

Citation

Dale, Ann Marie. Improving Health and Employment Outcomes Through Workplace Opioid Policies, United States, 2020. Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research [distributor], 2022-06-13. https://doi.org/10.3886/ICPSR38448.v1

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Funding

United States Department of Health and Human Services. National Institutes of Health. National Institute on Drug Abuse (1R34DA050044-01)

Subject Terms

Geographic Coverage

Restrictions

This data collection may not be used for any purpose other than statistical reporting and analysis. Use of these data to learn the identity of any person or establishment is prohibited. To protect respondent privacy, this data collection is restricted from general dissemination. To obtain this file, researchers must agree to the terms and conditions of a Restricted Data Use Agreement in accordance with existing ICPSR servicing policies.

Distributor(s)

Inter-university Consortium for Political and Social Research
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Time Period(s)

2019 -- 2020

Date of Collection

2019 -- 2020

Data Collection Notes

  1. Please be advised that some of the interviews include profane language which some users may find offensive.

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Study Purpose

The purpose of the study was to develop workplace guidelines for employers and organizations to help them develop policies and procedures to reduce opioid use and misuse among their employees and members.

Study Design

The study includes 26 qualitative data files with 24 being transcribed interviews and 2 being notes files.

Sample

Researchers used established and new relationships with local and national construction organizations to generate the sample.

Time Method

Cross-sectional

Universe

Construction workers and construction contractors in the United States.

Unit(s) of Observation

Individuals

Data Type(s)

Mode of Data Collection

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Original Release Date

2022-06-13

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