title: Physician addiction to pharmaceuticals: personal history, practice setting, access to drugs, and recovery.
abstract: 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.
authors.affiliation: Center for Drug Evaluation and Research, Food and Drug Administration, Rockville, MD.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Wright
mesh_terms: D006801:Humans; D010551:Personality; D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations; D010815:Physician Impairment; D011364:Professional Practice; D012046:Rehabilitation; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders
chemical_list: D004364:Pharmaceutical Preparations