Drug use by employees can result in workplace injuries, and workplace overdoses. Between 2011 and 2016, 760 drug overdose deaths occurred in US workplaces. When compared to other more common causes of death at work, the workplace overdose fatality rate was low at 0.9 per 1,000,000 full time workers, but there was a significant increase in the rate of overdose deaths over the 6-year study period, resulting in a 24% increase annually. Study findings include: