Physician addiction to pharmaceuticals: personal history, practice setting, access to drugs, and recovery.
Specialists in the field of anesthesiology, emergency medicine, and general or family practice are at increased risk of addiction. They may manifest a pattern of habitual overwork and/or grandiosity, have unrestricted access to drugs, and initiate use through self-medication.
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Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD.
D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D010815:Physician Impairment; D011364:Professional Practice; D012046:Rehabilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations