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Podcast: Relentless Health Value
Episode: INBW22: A Very Practical Opioid Alternatives Program for Employers
Description: Let's talk about the opioid crisis for a moment. When we say the words "opioids crisis," as a general broad stroke, many people immediately picture somebody who lives under a bridge. But that actually wouldn't be your average profile of someone with a substance misuse/opioid problem. The average profile of someone with an opioid/substance misuse profile looks exactly like an employee. In fact, 75% of adults up to the age of 64 with a misuse issue are in the workforce. And the cost to an employer of someone addicted to a long-acting opioid such as oxycontin is $117,000, on average...