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- Title
The Relationship Between Workplace Drug Policies, Opioid Misuse, and Psychological Distress: Evidence From the 2020 National Survey on Drug Use and Health.
- Authors
Le, Aurora B.; Urban-Wojcik, Emily; Seewald, Meghan; Mezuk, Briana R.
- Abstract
Background: This study, using a nationally representative dataset of the U.S. workforce, examines how punitive workplace drug policies relate to opioid use/misuse and psychological distress. Methods: The sample included adults aged ≥18 years who participated in the National Survey on Drug Use and Health and were employed in 2020. Hierarchical multivariate logistical models were constructed to address the research questions. Results: The weighted, design-based estimates indicate that of 147 831 081 workers, 3.38% reported misusing opioids in the last 12 months. Having a punitive workplace policy was associated with higher rates of opioid use/misuse among workers aged ≤ 34 compared to their same-aged counterparts in nonpunitive workplaces, and among workers identifying as Black, Indigenous, or Person of Color who also experienced severe psychological distress the past year. Conclusion: Some employers may think drug testing policies are net-beneficial to worker well-being; these findings indicate such policies may interact in harmful ways with psychological distress.
- Subjects
UNITED States; SUBSTANCE abuse risk factors; RISK assessment; CROSS-sectional method; PSYCHOLOGICAL distress; RESEARCH funding; WORK environment; LOGISTIC regression analysis; PEOPLE of color; DECISION making; AGE distribution; DESCRIPTIVE statistics; DRUG use testing; OPIOID analgesics; PSYCHOLOGY of Black people; COMPARATIVE studies; INDUSTRIAL hygiene; MANAGEMENT; PSYCHOLOGY of Native Americans
- Publication
New Solutions: A Journal of Environmental & Occupational Health Policy, 2024, Vol 34, Issue 1, p22
- ISSN
1048-2911
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1177/10482911241231523