Opioids and Workers' Compensation

"..workers prescribed even one opioid had average total claims costs 4 to 8 times greater than claimants with similar claims who didn't get opioids." This is a telling statistic.  One company is featured on Joe Paduda's blog that has successfully begun to proactively address misuse of opioids in treatment of workers' compensation claims, helping many injured workers not become addicted and return to their jobs.  Read more on the topic...