Coronavirus Pandemic Accelerates Construction’s Opioid Addiction Problem
The COVID-19 pandemic’s disruption to daily life hit those with substance-use disorder hard, with deaths by opioid and methamphetamine overdoses increasing 38% and 35%. Construction is among three industries with the most abuse of the drugs
February 15, 2021
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The coronavirus pandemic has been blocking out much of construction’s meager public-health bandwidth while its opioid-addition problem has been accelerating.
“If you do simple math, you’re 15 times more likely to die in construction from opioids than all the other hazards from a job site combined,” Bryan Northrop, executive vice president of Skanska USA told Bisnow.com. “That one statistic should really open everyone’s eyes, but you never see it printed anywhere.”
When the COVID-19 pandemic struck, the long-standing overseas supply chains the U.S. relied on for personal protective equipment such as masks weren't enough to satisfy demand. The pandemic also disrupted business for many manufacturers whose products were suddenly in less demand. Making needed PPE…
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U.S.A. –-(AmmoLand.com)- On January 7th, Rep. George Till (D-Chittenden) introduced legislation that seeks to legalize the use of suppressors while hunting in the state of Vermont. Titled the Hearing Protection Act, House Bill 5 has been referred to the House Committee on Natural Resources, Fish, and Wildlife. In addition to H. 5, Rep. Patrick Brennan (R-Chittenden) has also submitted a similar bill, although it has not yet been assigned a bill number.
Suppressors are legal to own in 42 states. Since 2011, three states, including Vermont, have legalized suppressor ownership, and 18 states have legalized suppressor hunting. Vermont and Connecticut are the only two states that allow civilians to own suppressors, but do not allow their use in the field. If enacted, H. 5 will bring Vermont in line with the 40 states that c