Assessing Substance Abuse among workers in Ohio using Workers Compensation Claims Data
Prescribed format – 1. There is a problem with drug/alcohol abuse in the US.
2. Describe this problem.
3. Why are drugs so addictive?
4. What are some of the rules and regulations regarding these chemicals, and why are they necessary?
5. What are the issues with Ohio specifically (epidemiology, cost, impact in the workplace)? What data is available substance use and injuries in the workplace
6. Use recent references with 5 year timeframe
7. Data will utilize descriptive statistics analysis of workers’s comp data to review cases of substance use in the workplace and identify characteristics of workers with substance abuse in the workplace.
