Narcotic addiction in nurses and doctors

Garb,; Solomon,; Pohl, Mel

doi:10.1097/00006199-196701610-00026

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“…The academic research community recognized the problem and attempted to study the phenomenon. Garb (1965) described substance use in nursing as more serious than previously suspected. He found the rate difficult to estimate saying the risk of losing one's position caused dramatic underreporting.…”

Section: Risk To Nursesmentioning

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The Intersection of Nurses With Substance Use Disorder and Peer Support

Scholler,

Waite-Labott,

DeMark

2023

UJAN

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Support within the nursing community for those coping with substance misuse has been lacking for over a hundred years. A review of the history of substance use disorders in nursing reveals that nurses still encounter similar risks, stigma, and punishments today. Kristin, a nurse for over 30 years, tells her story of trials, tribulations, and triumphs with substance use. She shares how having to face early recovery on her own sparked the development of the Wisconsin Peer Alliance for Nurses (WisPAN). WisPAN offers a community for nurses in recovery to provide peer support to those taking their first steps on the journey toward recovery.

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Section: Risk To Nursesmentioning

confidence: 99%

The Intersection of Nurses With Substance Use Disorder and Peer Support

Scholler,

Waite-Labott,

DeMark

2023

UJAN

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“…By the mid-1960s, narcotic addiction in nurses and physicians came to be considered a more serious problem than previously suspected. Dr. Solomon Garb of Cornell University in New York City undertook a national study to determine the extent of addiction among nurses and doctors (Garb, 1965). His survey of state health departments indicated a dramatic under-reporting of addiction in nurses and physicians.…”

Section: Nurse Habitués: Addiction In Nursesmentioning

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The Historical Context of Addiction in the Nursing Profession: 1850–1982

Heise

2003

Journal of Addictions Nursing

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Intertwined in the history of substance abuse in the United States is the history of addiction in the nursing profession. This historical research explores the context of addiction in the nursing profession with reference to social, medical, political, and legal events from 1850 until the American Nurses' Association officially acknowledged addiction in the nursing profession in 1982 with guidelines for the impaired nurse. Prior to these guidelines colleagues looked the other way hoping the nurse would solve the problem by herself or if not, just leave. If caught, punitive action was taken. Nurses lost their licenses, their source of income (meaning no resources for rehabilitation treatment), and often went to jail.

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“…It is estimated, however, that approximately 10%–20% of nurses have issues with substance use (Bell et al, 1999; Division of Healthcare Improvement, The Joint Commission, 2019; Garb, 1965; Griffith, 1999; Hughes et al, 2002; Luck & Hedrick, 2004; Monroe et al, 2011; NCSBN, 2011; Trinkoff & Storr, 1998). Unfortunately, there is very little recent evidence-based research that this writer could find investigating the prevalence of SUDs among nurses, and as previously mentioned, nurses are often ashamed of their substance use and are consequently very secretive, making identification (and, therefore, treatment) extremely difficult.…”

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Nurses and Nursing Students With Substance Use Disorders

Molloy

2024

UJAN

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Substance use disorder (SUD) is a significant problem for millions of Americans. The incidence of SUDs among nurses and nursing students is thought to be like that found in the general population. Some studies suggest increases in substance use among college students given stressors related to the COVID-19 pandemic. Nurses are in unique positions to care for one another as we care for our patients. Identification, referral, and treatment of SUDs can prevent both nurses and nursing students from terminating their careers or nursing programs of study. The purposes of this article were to increase nurses' knowledge of SUDs among nurses and nursing students, provide an organizing framework for identification of substance problems among nurses/nursing students, and discuss ways to create a culture of support and recovery for nurses/nursing students with SUDs.

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Narcotic addiction in nurses and doctors

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The Intersection of Nurses With Substance Use Disorder and Peer Support

The Intersection of Nurses With Substance Use Disorder and Peer Support

The Historical Context of Addiction in the Nursing Profession: 1850–1982

Nurses and Nursing Students With Substance Use Disorders

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