Responses to the country’s opioid addiction epidemic have included lawsuits against drugmakers as well as efforts and programs by federal, state and local governments. But with employers bearing a big chunk of the cost, some companies, like Enginemaker Cummins which instituted employee drug-abuse programs after discovering evidence of opioid abuse in 2012 by employees at an Indiana plant, are addressing the issue head-on, with efforts to direct employees away from painkiller prescriptions and toward alternative treatments like acupuncture.
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