Not since we learned of the perils of tobacco or alcohol have we seen anything more destructive than opioid abuse.
While legislators do their best to catch up to the problem, integrated absence management (IAM) professionals are addressing this epidemic on the front lines in the workplace.
At the 2016 DMEC (Disability Management Employer Coalition) Annual Conference, psychologist Michael Coupland and doctors Steven Feinberg and Jacob Lazarovic described key realities all IAM professionals need to know if they are to both assist employees and help employers address the costs imposed as a result of the opioid crisis.
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