It is an unfortunate consequence of many injuries that pain medication, sleeping pills and even anti-depressants are prescribed to get injured workers back on the job. Frequently, these drugs are prescribed simultaneously and, in the case of opioids, can be over-prescribed. It’s becoming bad enough that a California court ruled that an overdose death caused by medications prescribed for a work injury was compensable. California tends to set the trend.
The staffing industry is no exception to this problem, especially in jobs where serious and lingering injuries are common. Any workers’ comp program you use including professional employer organizations (PEOs) should emphasize evidence-based medicine for pharmacy and alternative methods to pain treatment to avoid dependence and life threatening combinations.
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