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New Report Requested by Sens. Scott, Collins, and Casey Sheds Light on Opioids' Impact on Older Workers
April 13, 2022
WASHINGTON, April 13 -- Sen. Tim Scott, R-South Carolina, ranking member of the Senate Special Committee on Aging, issued the following news release:

Over the last two decades, the labor force participation rate among prime-age workers has declined, while the opioid crisis has increased across the country. A new report by the Government Accountability Office (GAO) provides a detailed examination of the relationship between labor force participation rates and substance use.

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