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Substance Abuse and Nurses - the New Mexico Board of Nursing

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Relapse rates <strong>of</strong> chronic illnesses<br />

(McLellan et al, 2000)<br />

• Drug addiction: 40%-60%<br />

• Type 1 diabetes: 30%-50%<br />

• Hypertension 50%-70%<br />

• Asthma 50%-70%<br />

• Relapse is part <strong>of</strong> any chronic disease, but<br />

most stigmatized in addictive disease

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