Improve Job Opportunities for At-Risk Individuals
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When peoeple don't have job opportunites, the likelihood of drug misuse increases. Therefore, part of a comprehensive strategy should include specific efforts to create job opportunities for people who may choose to not misuse drugs if they have a job. By targeting employment opportunities (and connections to those jobs) to people who might otherwise begin to misuse drugs, the community health benefits can increase.
Background
- Opioid misuse and use disorders were more common among people with lower family incomes, without health insurance or without jobs.[1]
- In the United States, 18.1% of unemployed adults use illicit drugs – that’s more than double the percentage of users who are employed full-time.[2]
- States with higher unemployment rates tend to have higher rates of drug use.[3]
- After the economic downturn in 2008, marijuana and other drug use increased as unemployment increased. This pattern is reflected in every age group except for the elderly.[4]
- When teens (14-18) and young adults (18-25) are unemployed, the likelihood to abuse drug increases.[5]
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Sources
- ↑ http://www.huffingtonpost.com/entry/2015-opioids-survey_us_597fbf42e4b08e1430051bd1?utm_medium=email&utm_campaign=TheMorningEmail080117&utm_content=TheMorningEmail080117+CID_aab2173fd55d83c6c55bbc305653daee&utm_source=Email+marketing+software&utm_term=Reuters&ncid=newsltushpmgnewsTheMorningEmail080117
- ↑ https://www.12keysrehab.com/blog/drug-abuse-and-unemployment
- ↑ https://www.12keysrehab.com/blog/drug-abuse-and-unemployment
- ↑ https://www.12keysrehab.com/blog/drug-abuse-and-unemployment
- ↑ https://www.12keysrehab.com/blog/drug-abuse-and-unemployment