Drug abuse by anesthesia personnel.
Anesthesia personnel of 15 southeastern academic departments reported significantly less use of marijuana and cocaine among their staffs than did a class of medical students describing their own use. The chairmen reported that between 1% and 2% of anesthesia personnel came to their attention because of drug or alcohol abuse. Of 44 persons known to abuse drugs or alcohol, seven were reported to have died secondary to abuse.
D000437:Alcoholism / Q000453:epidemiology; D000662:Amphetamines; D000776:Anesthesiology; D003042:Cocaine; D006801:Humans; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D002189:Marijuana Abuse / Q000453:epidemiology; D009719:Nurse Anesthetists; D009293:Opioid-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology; D013337:Students, Medical; D019966:Substance-Related Disorders / Q000453:epidemiology*; D014481:United States
D000662:Amphetamines; D006993:Hypnotics and Sedatives; D003042:Cocaine