Drug abuse and burnout?

smiling_ru · Apr 5, 2004

I believe that I read somewhere that was a high rate of drug abuse and burnout among CRNA's. Can anyone verify this info?
Thank you.

There is a high rate of drug abuse among anesthesia providers in general. But, there is not a high burn out rate.

Salus · Apr 5, 2004

Thanks for the reply.

deepz · Apr 5, 2004

I believe that I read somewhere that was a high rate of drug abuse and burnout among CRNA's.

Anesthesia providers do face a high risk of chemical dependency; latest numbers show it to be (over the course of a career) one in five. Yes, 20%.

deepz

Gump · Apr 5, 2004

According to a seminar I recently attended, there's a high rate for drug abuse in several professional, high stress, atmospheres. Nurses, doctors, lawyers, etc. The disease of addiction is not picky...

Kiwi, BSN, RN · Apr 5, 2004

There is a high rate of drug abuse among anesthesia providers in general. But, there is not a high burn out rate.

I never knew that - this is an interesting thread. Is the drug abuse because of using drugs so often in practice, understanding how they work, etc? Please expand on this.

Gump · Apr 5, 2004

A lot of research has been done on addictions in general. From what I gather, drug addiction is a treatable disease; just like diabetes and CAD, except for modality.

Edited to add:

I'm sure that working with and around potent narcotics just makes it easier for the disease to progress; similar to cheescake and cigarettes.

CRNA, DNSc · Apr 6, 2004

Go to the AANA.com website and find the materials on chemical dependancy- very interesting!