Don't ask, don't tell: substance use by resident physicians

Some have hypothesized that EM practitioners, with shift-work schedules of periods of high stress followed by long periods off, could have predilection to substance abuse.6 Hughes et al. also published data that compared substance use patterns among residents across specialties.5 Using the same data...

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Published in:Academic emergency medicine 2006-08, Vol.13 (8), p.893-895
Main Authors: McBeth, Brian D, Ankel, Felix K
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Drug use
Education, Medical - methods
Emergency medical care
Health Knowledge, Attitudes, Practice
Humans
Internship and Residency - statistics & numerical data
Medical research
Patient safety
Physicians
Prevalence
Risk Factors
Substance-Related Disorders - diagnosis
Substance-Related Disorders - epidemiology
Substance-Related Disorders - prevention & control
United States - epidemiology
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Summary:Some have hypothesized that EM practitioners, with shift-work schedules of periods of high stress followed by long periods off, could have predilection to substance abuse.6 Hughes et al. also published data that compared substance use patterns among residents across specialties.5 Using the same database, subgroup analysis revealed greater rates of drug use among EM and psychiatry residents, and a higher rate of daily alcohol use among pathology residents.
ISSN:1069-6563
1553-2712
DOI:10.1111/j.1553-2712.2006.tb01745.x