Comp Industry Seeks Solutions For Opioid Epidemic

The workers compensation industry continues to address the epidemic of opioids, which have been used to treat chronic pain for years even though they have been found to be ineffective in treating long-term pain. Speakers at the 2017 Workers Compensation conference sponsored by the Claims and Litigation Management Alliance and Business Insurance Thursday in Chicago discussed the reasons behind the opioid epidemic and possible future trends during a panel on powerful prescription drugs.