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A 16 page overview of substance abuse among medical professionals that work in anesthesiology departments. The author provides statistics that illuminate the problem and then suggests measures which should alleviate the problem. Included a one-page letter to a Senator urging him to implement mandatory drug testing for this profession. Bibliography lists 10 sources.
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problem in the field of anesthesiology. Hines (2003) defines drug abuse as "the continued use of a drug despite negative consequences". Physicians in this field and certified registered
nurse anesthetists (CRNA) alike have a higher than average likelihood of succumbing to substance abuse. The Texas Medical Association (2001) reports that an estimated eight to twelve percent of
physicians overall will abuse drugs at at least one point during their careers. It is further estimated that approximately seven percent of practicing physicians are active substance abusers and, according
to the American Medical Association approximately six percent are actually chemically dependent (Texas Medical Association, 2001). "Chemical dependence", of course, equates to addiction. Hines (2003) contends that addiction
is a matter of compulsion, that addicted users: "have lost control of their use of
drugs and those substances have become the most important things in their lives"
Interestingly, the drugs to which those in the medical profession are most likely to become addicted to are not likely to be illicit drugs
but rather the same prescribed drugs with which they treat their patients (Texas Medical Association, 2001). Benzodiazepines and opiates have a particularly high likelihood of being abused by the
medical profession (Domino, 2003). Medical professionals who self-treat with the very drugs that they prescribe to their patients are not only at risk for dependence but put their patients
at risk. Those in the profession who turn to drugs increase their risks for suicide and a gamut of professional and personal problems (Domino, 2003). Furthermore, anesthesiologists are
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