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Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing

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Occupations with highest risk<br />

for substance abuse share 8 work<br />

related factors:<br />

1. Availability <strong>of</strong> alcohol<br />

2. Social pressure to drink<br />

3. Working away from home<br />

4. Freedom from supervision<br />

5. Very low or high income<br />

6. Collusion by colleagues to protect misuser<br />

7. Occupational stress<br />

8. Selection <strong>of</strong> predisposed people<br />

(Simoneau & Bergeron, 2000).

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