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Episode Synopsis
Rachael Cooper
Email: [email protected]
Contact phone: 630-373-7981
At the National Safety Council, Rachael Cooper manages the multi-level Opioids at Work initiative, helping employers understand the role they play in the opioid epidemic. She assists employers as they ensure their employees and workplaces are safe and supported throughout any experiences they have with opioids, opioid use disorder, and overdose.
Topics addressed in this episode:
Keeping workplaces safe in regards to substance use disorder
2020 NSC goals: Helping employers implement opioid recommendations from the 2019 updated “tool kit”
How substance use recently has impacted with workplace
Substance use calculator and effect on finances, absenteeism, health care cost
Beyond 2020: The general substance use conversations...outside of opioids
The expectations of marijuana use in states that have legalized the substance
There is no impairment test for cannabis, so what to do?
Where NSC medical professionals fit into the prevention of opioid use
How do we tackle a culture of trust & support in prevention for substance abuse?
Rachel’s 2 takeaways on stereotypes & stigmas
Links:
Opioid work tool kit NSC: https://safety.nsc.org/rxemployerkit
https://www.nsc.org/work-safety/safety-topics/drugs-at-work
https://www.nsc.org/work-safety/safety-topics/coronavirus/mental-health-and-wellbeing
Email: [email protected]
Contact phone: 630-373-7981
At the National Safety Council, Rachael Cooper manages the multi-level Opioids at Work initiative, helping employers understand the role they play in the opioid epidemic. She assists employers as they ensure their employees and workplaces are safe and supported throughout any experiences they have with opioids, opioid use disorder, and overdose.
Topics addressed in this episode:
Keeping workplaces safe in regards to substance use disorder
2020 NSC goals: Helping employers implement opioid recommendations from the 2019 updated “tool kit”
How substance use recently has impacted with workplace
Substance use calculator and effect on finances, absenteeism, health care cost
Beyond 2020: The general substance use conversations...outside of opioids
The expectations of marijuana use in states that have legalized the substance
There is no impairment test for cannabis, so what to do?
Where NSC medical professionals fit into the prevention of opioid use
How do we tackle a culture of trust & support in prevention for substance abuse?
Rachel’s 2 takeaways on stereotypes & stigmas
Links:
Opioid work tool kit NSC: https://safety.nsc.org/rxemployerkit
https://www.nsc.org/work-safety/safety-topics/drugs-at-work
https://www.nsc.org/work-safety/safety-topics/coronavirus/mental-health-and-wellbeing
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