Question

describing the professional impacts of drug use
read the passage.
jason recently had an injury, and doctors prescribed him opioid pain medication while he was healing. while the medication did help with his pain levels, he was supposed to stop taking the medication after two weeks, but he has continued to take it for two months and has developed an addiction.
how can opioid dependency impact jason’s job performance? check all that apply.
□ jason begins to miss shifts due to lack of motivation.
□ jason earns recognition for his increased work.
□ jason begins to see improvement of working relationships due to his stable mood.
□ jason sees increased challenges and risk of mistakes due to his ability to focus.
□ jason receives continued work advancement due to effective pain management.

Explanation:

1. For "Jason begins to miss shifts due to lack of motivation": Opioid addiction can cause decreased motivation, leading to missed work shifts. This is a negative impact on job performance.
2. For "Jason earns recognition for his increased work": Opioid dependency typically has negative impacts, so earning recognition for increased work is unlikely.
3. For "Jason begins to see improvement of working relationships due to his stable mood": Opioid addiction often causes mood instability, not stability, so improved working relationships from stable mood is incorrect.
4. For "Jason sees increased challenges and risk of mistakes due to his ability to focus": Opioid dependency impairs focus, leading to more challenges and mistakes at work. This is a negative impact consistent with addiction.
5. For "Jason receives continued work advancement due to effective pain management": His pain management is now an addiction, not effective, and addiction would not lead to work advancement.

So the correct options are the ones where the impact is negative due to opioid dependency.

Answer:

• Jason begins to miss shifts due to lack of motivation.
• Jason sees increased challenges and risk of mistakes due to his ability to focus.