The construction industry is taking a holistic approach to opioids, from injury prevention to treatment and recovery. The numbers for the construction industry paint a more concerning picture, with the construction and extraction occupation group and construction industry group having the highest drug overdose death rates in the country. According to the American Addiction Centers, construction workers represent about 25% of fatal opioid overdoses among all workers, and construction workers are twice as likely to have a substance abuse disorder compared with the general population of adults.
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