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Objective
This study aimed to estimate the risk of opioid-related poisonings and mental and behavioural disorders by occupation and industry within a cohort of 1.7 million formerly injured workers.
Findings/Key points
In total, 13 702 opioid-related poisoning (p) events (n=10 064 workers) and 19 629 opioid-related mental and behavioural (mb) disorder events (n=11 755 workers) were observed. Results provide additional evidence that opioid-related harms cluster among certain occupational groups. Findings can be used to strategically target prevention and harm reduction activities in the workplace.
Design/methods
Workers were identified in the Occupational Disease Surveillance System, a system linking workers’ compensation data (1983–2019) to emergency department and hospitalisation records (2006–2020) in Ontario, Canada.
