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19 TortSource 1 (2016-2017)

handle is hein.journals/tortso19 and id is 1 raw text is: Curbing Overprescription of Painkillers with Interstate Data Sharing Debra L. Doby and Todd M. Jones In 2013, the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) brought national media attention to the overprescription of opioids by physicians, referring to it as a national epidemic. The CDC reported in Injury Prevention & Control: Prescription Drug Overdose that the overall pain reported by Americans has not increased, but painkiller prescriptions have quadrupled between 1999 and 2013. Deaths also have quadrupled since 1999. The CDC further noted that nearly two million Americans reported abusing or being addicted to opioids in 2013. The most commonly abused drugs are hydrocodone (e.g., Vicodin), oxycodone (OxyContin), oxymorphone (Opana), methadone (especially when prescribed for pain), and benzodiazepines. continued on page 1 0~ `O -p aI -o C Right at Home: Workers' Compensation and the Telecommuter Kevin R. Grubbs Some people feel like they live at the office. Others actually do. Working from home has proven increasingly beneficial to both workers and their employers. Statistically, telecommuting workers tend to work more hours and report higher productivity, all while citing a higher quality of life and helping to reduce overhead for their companies. But what happens if an employee is injured at home while working? Although a few states have addressed whether at-home workers are entitled to workers' compensation benefits, the issue has received relatively little jurisprudential attention. The general trend so far appears to favor compensating for injuries that an employee suffers while working from home. This initial trend, however, might con- flict with the policy behind the workers' compensation system. continued on page 6

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