California’s State Compensation Insurance Fund reported an 82% reduction in the number of opioid prescriptions for injured workers since 2014 and a 14% decrease in 2021 compared to 2020.
State Fund said its opioid reduction program is built around a comprehensive strategy to motivate physicians to avoid or reduce prescribing opioids to injured workers and to educate injured workers about the risks of using the drugs to manage pain. The program focuses on three key areas that include early prevention and intervention in new cases; relapse and delayed recovery response programs; and ...
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