Abstract

  Substance abuse and addiction among anesthesiologists exists during whole history of this profession but is still purely understood. This issue is multifactorial and consists with professional and non-professional aspects. Addictive doctors must be treated in special centers in which the diagnosis, treatment and monitoring is based on careful individual attention. Professional rehabilitation is difficult because risk of relapse is high. Decision about the reentering of anesthesiologists in the workplace should be made on a case-by-case basis.

Keywords: Drug Addiction; Anesthesia Providers

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Citation

Citation: Vakhtang Shoshiashvili. “Drug Addiction Among Anesthesia Providers". Acta Scientific Medical Sciences 4.2 (2020): 201-203.

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Copyright: © 2020 Vakhtang Shoshiashvili. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License, which permits unrestricted use, distribution, and reproduction in any medium, provided the original author and source are credited.