Study links work injuries to increased opioid harms

A new study has found that workers who suffered from job-related injuries are more likely to experience opioid-related poisonings and other harms than the general population. The research, conducted by the Institute for Work & Health (IWH) and the Occupational Cancer Research Centre (OCRC), analyzed data from 1.7 million Ontario workers who filed lost-time compensation claims between 1983 and 2019, Jonalyn Cueto reports.