Opioid
Workplace
Awareness
Initiative
Promoting Recovery in the Workplace
The opioid epidemic affects Mississippians of all backgrounds. However, Mississippians working in certain occupations are at greater risk for developing opioid use disorder.
Employers can help stem the tide of opioid addiction by learning to recognize early warning signs of opioid use disorder and connecting employees to treatment and recovery support. We have developed the Stand Up, Mississippi Opioid Workplace Awareness Initiative Toolkit to provide practical tools employers can use to create a healthy, supportive work environment for Mississippians who may be at greater risk for opioid dependence and addiction.
This toolkit also includes information on how to recognize the warning signs of addiction and treatment options available in their area.
Construction Workers
Construction workers are six times more likely to die of an opioid-related death. Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Farming
Farmers are five times more likely to die of an opioid-related death.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Manufacturing
Manufacturing workers are at greater risk for opioid use disorder.
Hospitality
Restaurant workers or three times more likely to experience an overdose.
Oil and Gas
Oil field workers are four times more likely to die of an overdose.
The opioid epidemic affects Mississippians of all backgrounds. However, Mississippians working in certain occupations are at greater risk for developing opioid use disorder.
Employers can help stem the tide of opioid addiction by learning to recognize early warning signs of opioid use disorder and connecting employees to treatment and recovery support. We have developed the Stand Up, Mississippi Opioid Workplace Awareness Initiative Toolkit to provide practical tools employers can use to create a healthy, supportive work environment for Mississippians who may be at greater risk for opioid dependence and addiction.
This toolkit also includes information on how to recognize the warning signs of addiction and treatment options available in their area.
Construction Workers
Construction workers are six times more likely to die of an opioid-related death. Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Farming
Farmers are five times more likely to die of an opioid-related death.
Massachusetts Department of Public Health
Manufacturing
Manufacturing workers are at greater risk for opioid use disorder.
Hospitality
Restaurant workers or three times more likely to experience an overdose.
Oil and Gas
Oil field workers are four times more likely to die of an overdose.
“Sometimes, you have to change everything to get to a place where you feel like a human again. Life does not immediately get great, but it immediately gets better.”
– Nathan Casburn, farmer from Sumner, Miss.