Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing
Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing
Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing
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Impairment <strong>and</strong> abuse<br />
• USA has a higher use <strong>of</strong> alcohol <strong>and</strong> drugs<br />
than any o<strong>the</strong>r country (Winick, 1992)<br />
• 15% <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong> world’s adults have serious<br />
substance abuse problems (NIH, 1998)<br />
• 2/3 <strong>of</strong> <strong>the</strong>se adults abuse alcohol, 1/3<br />
abuse o<strong>the</strong>r substances (NIH, 1998)<br />
• 50% <strong>of</strong> automobile fatalities involve<br />
alcohol impaired drivers (NIH, 1998)
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