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Inappropriate opioid prescribing doubling disability rates and blowing out workers' comp costs: global expert

Excessive prescription of opioid medication is doubling the risk of long-term disability among injured workers, and highlights the need for workers' compensation schemes to take urgent action, says a leading occupational health researcher.

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