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Addiction And Heath Professionals
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With such staggering rates of drug abuse among the employed, I began to ask myself how prevalent drug abuse is among health professionals. Namely, those that are pharmacists, nurses, and doctors in all specialties. Most drug use that is publicized is about those in the inner city found to have tw ....
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....N fact, 80-94% of all cases investigated by state physician impairment programs involve alcohol and drug addictions (Centrella, 1994). Drug or alcohol impairment not only hurt the user but may certainly lead to negligence on the job. Every year in the United States 150,000-300,000 deaths or injuries occur as a result of medical negligence. This undoubtably includes doctors who misuse drugs (Coombs, 1996). Indeed, a strong correlation exist between chemical dependence and malpractice.
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