The Evolving Drug Crisis in Construction
Given the physical wear and tear associated with construction work, builders are susceptible to opioid abuse. Almost one in six construction workers uses illicit drugs, and industry opioid spend is 5 percent to 10 percent above every other industry. If that weren’t concerning enough, consider the growing national opioid crisis and the full legalization of marijuana in Canada and its rapidly growing medicinal and recreational legalization in the United States.
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