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Substance Abuse Among Physicians: What You Need to Know
Career Pulse Substance Abuse Among Physicians: What You Need to Know Roger S. Cicala, MD. ost physicians are not surprised when told abusing physician will often leave a job (or several jobs). M that more than 10% of Americans have a Substance Abuse problem at some time dur- ing their Anyone who has rotated through an emergency department is aware of the magnitude of the problem. However, many are un- rather than risk being identified as impaired. The inability or unwillingness of physicians to recog- nize the signs and symptoms of Substance Abuse in their colleagues also contributes to the delay in identi- fying the physician with a Substance Abuse problem. aware that physicians themselves develop Substance Almost every physician is familiar with the patients with Abuse problems at least as frequently, and perhaps end-stage alcoholism or drug Abuse who haunt emer- more frequently, than the population in ,3 gency departments.
ost physicians are not surprised when told that more than 10% of Americans have a substance abuse problem at some time dur-ing their lives.1 Anyone who has rotated through an …
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