@article{ref1,
title="Comparison of opioid-related deaths by work-related injury",
journal="American journal of industrial medicine",
year="2013",
author="Cheng, Melissa and Sauer, Brian and Johnson, Erin and Porucznik, Christina and Hegmann, Kurt T.",
volume="56",
number="3",
pages="308-316",
abstract="OBJECTIVE: To infer whether work-related injuries may impact opioid-related deaths. METHODS: Descriptive comparisons were done using data from the Utah Department of Health, the Office of Medical Examiners, and the Labor Commission on all Utah residents who died from opioid-related deaths from 2008 to 2009. RESULTS: The majority of decedents (145 of 254, 57%) had at least one prior work-related injury. Demographics were similar regardless of work injury status. However, lack of high school diploma (18% vs. 7%, P < 0.001), prevalence of mental illness (50% vs. 15%, P < 0.001), tobacco (61% vs. 12%, P < 0.001), alcohol (87% vs. 28%, P < 0.001), and illicit drug (50% vs. 4%, P < 0.001) use were all substantially higher than the background population. CONCLUSION: A detailed history and screening for mental illness and substance abuse, including tobacco use, among injured workers may be helpful in avoiding potential opioid-related deaths. Am. J. Ind. Med. © 2012 Wiley Periodicals, Inc.<p /> <p>Language: en</p>",
language="en",
issn="0271-3586",
doi="10.1002/ajim.22138",
url="http://dx.doi.org/10.1002/ajim.22138"
}