Addiction And Heath Professionals
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With such staggering rates of drug abuse among the employed, I began to ask myself how prevalent drug abuse is among health professionals. Namely, those that are pharmacists, nurses, and doctors in all specialties. Most drug use that is publicized is about those in the inner city found to have tw ....
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.... to take active and preventive measures toward drug use as well as state medical boards (Mansky, 1996). The American with Disabilities Act protects the drug impaired health professional through recovery and back into his/her job. The problem concerning addicted health professionals seems to affect the public as most of us seek healthcare at one time or another in our lifetimes.
First, the definition of impairment must be addressed. According to the American Medical Association’s Council ....
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