Opiates Health Effects and Workplace Issues

Opiates: Narcotic drugs that alleviate pain and depress body functions and reactions.

Opiates Health Effects

Intravenous Opiates users have a high risk of contracting hepatitis or AIDS when sharing needles.

Increased pain tolerance. As a result, a person may more severely injure themselves and fail to seek medical attention as needed.

Opiates Narcotic effects are multiplied when combined with other depressants causing an increased risk for an overdose.

Because of tolerance, there is an ever increasing need for more. Strong mental and physical dependency occurs.

With increased tolerance and dependency combined, there is a serious financial burden for the Opiates user.

Opiates Workplace Issues

Side effect such as nausea, vomiting, dizziness, mental clouding and drowsiness place the Opiates user at high risk for an accident.

Causes impairment of physical and mental functions.