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Problems of Drug Addiction and Alcoholism among Physicians

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The Impaired Physician

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Problems of addiction and alcoholism among physicians now merit the most concerted special action by physicians individually and collectively. Physicians are at much higher risk than the general population, particularly for narcotic and sedative addiction. Despite a relatively high incidence, the numbers involved are sufficiently small to warrant a concerted focus and action. Prevention, earlier intervention, and more effective rehabilitation are demonstrably feasible and await more intensive implementation.

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  1. Department of Psychiatry and Behavioral Sciences, and Department of Child Health and Development, Health Sciences, George Washington University School of Medicine, Washington, D.C., USA

    Thomas G. Webster

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  1. Health Sciences Center, University of Arizona, Tucson, Arizona, USA

    Stephen C. Scheiber

  2. School of Medicine and Health Sciences, George Washington University, Washington, D.C., USA

    Brian B. Doyle

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Webster, T.G. (1983). Problems of Drug Addiction and Alcoholism among Physicians. In: Scheiber, S.C., Doyle, B.B. (eds) The Impaired Physician. Springer, Boston, MA. https://doi.org/10.1007/978-1-4684-4304-2_3

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