The briefing
New Ontario research finds that more than a third of opioid-related deaths with known occupations from 2018 to 2024 involved people working in construction or the trades, roughly 1,340 individuals. Researchers hope the findings, set against nearly 16,000 total opioid deaths in the period, broaden awareness of who is affected.
Original headline
New research affirms construction workers are disproportionately affected by opioid deaths