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Ost physicians are not surprised when toldthat more than 10% of Americans have asubstance Abuse problem at some time dur-ing their who has rotatedthrough an emergency department is aware of themagnitude of the problem. However, many are un-aware that physicians themselves develop substanceabuse problems at least as frequently, and perhapsmore frequently, than the population in ,3 Although the exact rate of Substance Abuse amongphysicians is uncertain, even the most conservative esti-mates are that 8% to 12% of physicians will develop asubstance Abuse problem at some point during ,5At any given time, as many as 7% of practicingphysicians roughly 1 out of every 14 are active sub-stance ,5No group of physicians are numbers are similar for every specialty, everyregion of the country, every age range, in urban orrural areas, and in academic medicine versus privatepractice.
problem, and know how to contact the appropriate support groups to provide treatment and aftercare to the physician when needed. CHARACTERISTICS OF SUBSTANCE ABUSE
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