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Study: Opioid Toxicity Deaths Disproportionately Affect Construction and Trades in Ontario

Study: Opioid Toxicity Deaths Disproportionately Affect Construction and Trades in Ontario

Medical Xpress highlights an ODPRN report showing that from 2018 to 2024, construction and trades workers accounted for about one-third of known-occupation opioid toxicity deaths in Ontario. The analysis underscores sector-specific risks and calls attention to workplace and public health responses.

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Rates of opioid toxicity deaths highest among construction and trades workers, study finds